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PREFACEHenry Miers Elliot was son ol' ihe Laic lohn EHiot Esq., of

Pinlico Lodge, Westminister. He was born in the vea^ 1808 and

was educated at Winchester and entered the Venerable roiIek,c of

William of Wykeham at the age often years. During h»s ;»ay Iheio.

he devoted himself to the institutions and shared in its distincwin^

having gained both the silver medals for 'jpeaking. When heJeit

Winchester, his proficiency in the Oriental Languages proved so

remarkable that the examiners at the India House placed him alone

in an honourary class. He had thus good fortune to arrive in

Calcutta with a reputation that his future career tended not only to

maintain but to exalt. After performing distinguished services at

different places in India, he died at the early age of 45 while seeking

to restore his broken health in the equable climate of the Cape of

Good Hope.

In 1846, Sir H. M. Elliot printed the first volume of his "Supple-

ment to the Glossary of Indian Terms." The Glossary itself was .i

pretentious work then meditated and for which great preparations

had been made by the various local governments.

In 1849, Sir Ho M. Elliot publishsd the first volume of hi:i

''Bibliographical Index to the Historians of Muhammadan India",

The history of the reign o[ Jahangir depends almost entirely onI he memoirs written by himself or under his directions. It has long

been known that there were different works claiming to be

autobiographies of Jahangir. Wakiat-i-Jahangiri was an importantattempt which Sir H. M. Elliot undertook with the help of someother famous writers. He gathered the selected informations fromthe original memoirs (Tuzk-i-Jahangin) and compiled them in a very

concised form giving the whole picture of the reign of Jahangir.

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We now proceed to consider the authentic Memoirs of Jahangir.

At the outset we are met with a difficulty about the proper name

to ascribe to this autobiography, and the matter has been slightly

alluded to in the preceding article. The names which are given

to the Memoirs, whether spurious or genuine, vary greatly.

Besides the Tdrikh-i Salim-Shdhi and Tuzak-i Jalidngiri, they

are also called Kdr-ndma Jahdngir'i^ the Wdkfdf-i Jahdnf/iri, the

Baydz-i Jahdngir, the Ikbdl-ndma^ the Jahdngir-ndma,^ and the

Makdidt-i Jahdngin.^

Muhammad Hashim, in the Preface to his Muntakhabu-l Luhdb,

quotes among his authorities three several Jahdngir-ndmas

:

first, that by Jahangir himself; second, that by Mu'tamad

Khan ; third, that by Mirza Kamgar, entitled Ghairat Khdn,

which was composed in order to correct ^sundry errors into

which Mu'tamad Khan had fallen. Neither of these works is

specially entitled to the name, the first being the " Memoirs,"

the second the Ikbdl-ndma^ Jahdngiri, and the third the Ma-

dsir-i Jahdngin.

* Critical Essays on Various Manuscript Workx, p. 40. It is the name given to

Ardishir's account of his travels and enterprises which was circulated by NaushirwSia

for the improvement of his subjects.—Malcolm's History of Persia, vol. i. p. 95.

* Ma-dsirurl Umard, Preface. Crit. Essay, p. 39. Preface to Tiirikh-i Shahddat,

by Muhammad Bakhsh Ashob. Preface to the Akhbdr-i Muhabhat. Preface to 4to.

vol. of Tdrikh-i Nddiru-z Zamdni,3 Mir-dt-i Aftdb-mand, MS., p. 382.

* This word, signifying " a record of prosperity," is a common term applicable to

p.-iifgyrical history. It is adopted in India in imitation of the great poet J^iz^mf,

the tccond part of his Sikandar-ndma being so entitled.

WAKI'AT-I .TAHANOnir. 2

I prefer calling this work the WdkCdUi Jahdngiri, as being not

only in conformity with the title usually given to the auto-

biography of Babar, but as being the one ascribed to it by the

author of the Mir-dt-i A'/tdb-numd, and as being in a measure

authorized by a passage in the Memoirs themselves under the

transactions of the first year of the reign. Jahdngir-ndma and

Baydz would also appear to be not unauthorized by difierent

passages of the Memoirs. Perhaps Malfuzdi, after the precedent

of Timur's Memoirs, might have been more appropriate ; but no

author has ever quoted them under that designation.

Gladwin, who extracts from the work in the " Reign of

Jahangir," published in a.d. 1788, speaks of them under the

name of Tiizak-i Jahdngiri^ which he says are the Commentaries

of the Emperor written by himself In the catalogue of Captain

Jonatliau Scott's Library the Tuzak is said to be the same as

the Ma-dsir-i Jahdngiri^ which is altogether wrong.

The copy of the authentic work which I have had an oppor-

tunity of examining is in the possession of Major-General T. P.

Smith, of the Bengal Army. It was copied for him at Lucknow,

and at his desire collated by Saiyid Muhlammad Khan, who

procured with much trouble copies for the purpose of comparison

from the Libraries of the King of Dehli, RAja Raghuband Singh,

chief of Ifchhaira, Nawdb Faiz 'All Khan of Jhajjar, and

several other places, and completed his task in the year 1843. Acopy was sent to England for deposit in the Library of the East

India House.

This work is prefaced by an Introduction and Conclusion by

Muhammad Hadi, which will be noticed in another article.

The autobiography is almost entirely different from the one

translated by Major Price, and it may, therefore, perhaps be

considered worthy of being translated, if it were only for the

purpose of displacing the spurious version already given to the

world, and which has attracted much observation from its sup-

posed authenticity.

It is written in the form of Annals, giving chronologically

3 EMPEEOR JAHANOrR.

the occurrences of each year of the reign. Major Price's trans-

lation, on the contrary, gives very few dates. The style is

simple and inornate, and bears in some places the marks of

neo;ligence.

The royal author speaks of two different copies of his own

Memoirs, the first edition comprising the period of twelve years

only. In the transactions of the thirteenth year of the reign he

tells us, that when the occurrences [waMi) of twelve years wen

transcribed from the Jahdngir-ndma into a fair copy (bai/dz^), ht

directed the writers of ihe Royal Library to make several copies

of the history of these twelve years, and to bind them into a

separate volume, and then he distributed them amongst his de-

pendents for circulation throughout his dominion3, in order that

they might become a study and exemplar for their observance.

The first copy which was prepared he presented to Shah Jahan,

after writing on the back of it with his own hand the date and

place of presentation. A little later, in the annals of the same

year, we read of two more copies being given away.

The twelve-year work ends with the King's arrrival at

Ahmadabid in Gujarat, which occurred at the beginning of

the thirteenth year of the reign. In the language there is no

difference between that and the complete Memoii-s, and in the

former there are very few omissions, not amounting to more than

500 lines, so that it is evident that it was not re-compiled for the

purpose of being included in the complete work. I have seen

two copies, both commencing and ending in the same way ; but,

from several omissions, one was a third less than the other. The

best contained 482 pages of 13 lines each.

This smaller work is evidently the one whicli Gladwin speaks

of in his '* Memoirs of Jahangir." He says (p. 92), " They con-

tain a minute account of the political and private conduct of his

life from the. commencement of his reign to the end of the

twelfth year. They are universally admired for the purity,

elegance, and simplicity of the style, and he appears in genera'

» Uaually a commoa-place book. The word also means "paper/' " wkikness."

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGfRr. 4

to have exposed his own follies and weaknesses with great

candour and fidelity. When he had completed the Memoirs of

twelve years, he distributed several copies of them amongst his

children and the principal officers of his Court. He continued these

Memoirs with his own hand till the commencement of the

seventeenth year of his reign, when, finding himself from ill-

health unable to proceed, he from that period to the time of his

death employed Mu'tamad Khan as his amanuensis. The whole

of the continuation is exceedingly scarce ; the compiler of this

history not having been able to procure a sight of any other

copy than the one which was lent him by his friend Colonel

PoHer."

It will be observed hereafter that the name of the continuator

is wrongly given, and that the real Memoir is extant to the end

of the eighteenth, or rather the beginning of the nineteenth

year.

That Gladwin never saw the larger work is probable from the

style in which he speaks of the Memoirs above, and from his

extracting nothing from them after the twelfth year, as well as

from the tables of routes at the end of the history, which do not

extend beyond Jahangir's arrival at Mandu, which occurred in

(he twelfth year of the reign, leaving out all the subsequent pro-

gresses to and from Gujarat, and in Upper India and Kashmir.

It is doubtful whether Colonel Polier's copy, to which he alludes,

contained the continuation ascribed to Mu'tamad Khan, or the

continuation by the Emperor himself beyond the first twelve

years, or merely the Memoirs of these twelve years.

It is strange that the author of the Ma-dsiru-l Umard, who was

a man of unusually large research, quotes in his Preface the

Jakdngir-ndma, written by the Emperor, " in which he details

the occurrences of twelve years of the reign," so that he, too,

could not have been in possession of a perfect copy, and we maytherefore consider the Memoirs of eighteen years as a very rare

work, almost unknown even in India itself. The author of the

Critical Easay is among the fewto whom it was known, because

5 EMPEROR JAHANGfR.

he says he never saw a copy which extended beyond the

eighteenth year.

Respecting this more perfect work, Jahangir himself says in

the annals of the seventeenth year of his reign, " On the 7th of

the month of A'zur, the ambassadors of Shah 'Abbas, who had

been deputed several times to my Court, received honorary

dresses, and took their leave. Shah 'Abbas had despatched by

Haidar Beg a letter to me, apologizing for his conduct in the

matter of Kandahar. An account of it with the attendant cir-

cumstances was entered in this Ikbdl-ndma, * * *

" As I still suffered from the weakness which had affected me

during the last two years, I had neither heart nor head to think

about the foul copies of my Memoirs. It was about this time

that Mu'tamad Khan returned from the Dakhin and kissed the

threshold. He was a faithful servant and pupil, and conducted

himself to my satisfaction. He knew my disposition, and under-

stood me in every respect. He was before this employed to

write the occurrences (wakdf) of my reign, and I now gave him

an order to continue the Memoirs from the date up to which I

had .been writing, and place his narrative at the end of my foul

copies (miisawiddt) . I told him to write it in the form of a diary

(rozndmcka), and after submitting it for my corrections, it was

afterwards to be copied into a book {haydz). Moreover, at this

time my mind was seriously engaged in making preparations for

the expedition to Kandahar, and distracted by the anxiety I

sustained upon learning the disaffection and excesses of Khurram."

It does not appear that Mu'tamad Khan ever strictly carried

into effect the wishes of his royal master ; and it is probable he

neyer did anything more than abridge his master's original, and

after adding the concluding events, he compiled, under his own

name, the work called Ikbdl-ndma^ which will shortly come under

review.

Jahangir seems to have rewritten the events subsequent to the

twelfth year about the same period that he left off adding to his

Journal, for he sometimes alludes* to events subsequent to that ijf

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGFEr. 5

the date of which he gives the occurrences. In the account, for

instance, of the celestial phenomenon, which he records in the

thirteenth year, he says the effects of it were felt for eight years

subsequently.

Before concluding this notice, it nray be as well to observe,

that the probable reason for the rarity of this volume is to be

found in the fact that, in the latter parts of it, the conduct of

Shah Jahan towards his father is so severely reproved that it

would not have been safe to copy the work, that it was conse-

quently suppressed through fear of Shah Jahan, and that after

his long reign, it became almost forgotten, till the time of Muham-

mad Shah, when fortunately Muhammad Iladi undertook to

edit it. '

This will appear more probable, if we consider the following

passage, which occurs in the seventeenth year of the reign, on

the occasion of Jahangir's march towards Thatta, to oppose his

rebellious son. " I directed that henceforward he should be

called 'Wretch,' and whenever the word 'Wretch' occurs in

this Ikbdl-ndma, it is he who is intended. I can safely assert

that the kindness and instruction which I have bestowed upon

him no King has ever yet bestowed upon a son. The favours

which my respected father showed to my brothers 'I have shown

ever to his servants. I exalted his titles, made him lord of a

standard and drum, as may be seen recorded in this Ikbdl-ndma,

and the fact cannot be concealed from the readers of it. The

pen cannot describe all that I have done ^or him, nor can I

recount my own grief, or mention the aniiuish and weakness

which oppress me in this hot climate, which i-< >o injurious to my

health, especially during these journeys and marchings which I

am obliged to make in pursuit of him who is no longer my sou.

Many nobles, too, who have been long disciplined under me,

and would now have been available against the l/zbeks and

the Kazilbashes, have, through his .perfidy, met with their due

punishment. May God in His mercy enable me to bear up

-against all these calamities ! What is most grievous for me to

7 EMPEROR JAHANGfR.

bear is this, that this is the very time when my sons and nobles

should have emulated each other in recovering Kandahar and

Khurdsau, the loss of which so deeply affects the honour of this

empire, and to effect which this 'Wretch'' is the only obstacle,

so that the invasion of Kandahdr is indefinitely postponed. I

trust in God that I may shortly be relieved of this anxiety !

""

No one could well have ventured to give currency to such

imprecations during the life of Shah Jahan. The same objection

would not apply to the twelve-year Memoirs, because in them

he is mentioned throughout in extravagant terms of laudation.

[The present autobiography is longer than the one translated

by Major Price. It is a plain and apparently ingenuous record of

all that its author deemed worthy of note. The volume contains

a good deal of matter quite uninteresting to a European reader,

such as the promotions and honours bestowed upon the Em-

peror's followers, and the presents he gave and received ; but

taken as a whole, the work is very interesting, and assuming

that Jahangir is mainly responsible for its authorship, it proves

him to have been a man of no common ability. He records his

weaknesses, and confesses his faults, with candour, and a perusal

of this work alone would leave a favourable impression both of

his character and talents. Like his father, he was fond of jewels,

and estimated their value as a true connoisseur. He was a

mighty hunter, and took pleasure in sport, even in the later years

of his life. He was a lover of nature, both animate and inani-

mate, and viewed it with a shrewd and observant eye. Hementions the peculiarities of many animals and birds, and shows

that he wntchec! il: i" habits with diligence and perseverance.

Trees and fruits and flowers also come under his observation,

and he gives his opinions upon architecture and gardening like

one who had bestowed time and thought upon them. The

Extracts which follow will enable the reader to form his opinion

of the work. They have been translated by various hands, some

by Sir H. M. Elliot, much by his private munshi, some by a

person whose handwriting is unknown to the Editor, some by

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGFRr. 8

the Editor, and from the beginning of the fifteenth year entirely

by the Editor himself. The MS. translation of several years

appears to be nearly perfect, but only a small portion of it can

be printed in this volume.]

Size.—Small folio, containing 659 pages, of 15 lines to a page.

[The copy belonging to the Royal Asiatic Society is also a small

folio of 823 pages, of 15 lines each.]

The commencement of both works is the same :

—

jJ sj'l ij:^l^\ _;bjJ ,u^j^ o;-?^ ^'^J^ 3 j^j^ \J'^^ 4?^^'*^

The Dwdzda-Sdla Ja/idngin concludes at about the 150th line

of the thirteenth year of the perfect Memoirs ; but as the same

sentence is continued in them, it is probable that the real conclu-

sion is, as one of ray copies represents a few lines above, where

he indulges in his complaint of the climate of Gujarat, and

especially of Ahmadabad, which he said should be called Gardabad,

the City of Dust ; Samumabad, the City of Pestilential Winds,

and Jahannamabad, the City of Hell.

The conclusion of the larger work is as follows :

—

9yyo l::-w;i i\3tS i^\ j^U^L>-j {jmy*\j j^U«iJJi i^j"-^ >-::-^-J^^

The copy in the King of Dehli's Library gives the answer of

Ibrahim Khan as part of tiie autobiography. In General Smith's

copy it forms part of the continuation by Muhammad Iladi.

9 EMPEROR JAHANGIR.

EXTRACTS.

[On Thursday, the 8th Jumada-s sani, 1014 Hijra (12th

October, 1605), I ascended the throne at Agra, in the thirty-

eighth year of my age.]

The Chain of Justice.

[The first order which I issued was for the setting up of a

Chain of Justice, so that if the officers of the Courts of Justice

should fail in the investigation of the complaints of the oppressed,

and in granting them redress, the injured persons might come to

this chain and shake it, and so give notice of their wrongs. I

ordered that the chain should be made of pure gold, and be

thirty gaz long, with sixty bells upon it. The weight of it was

four Hindustani mans^ equal to thirty-two man? of 'Irdk. One

end was firmly attached to a battlement of the fort of i^gra, the

other to a stone column on the bank of the river.] ^

The Twelve Institutes.

[I established twelve ordinances to bo observed, and to be the

?ommon rule of practice throughout my dominions.

1. Prohibition of cesses {zakdt).—I forbad the levy of duties

inder the names of tamghd and mir-hahri^ together with the

taxes of all descriptions which the jdgirddrs of every siiba and

sarkdr had been in the habit of exacting for their own benefit.

2. Regulation about highway robbery and theft.—In those

roads which were the. scenes of robbery and theft, and in those

portions of road which were far from habitations, the jdgirddrs

of the neighbourhood were to build a sardi or a mosque, and

they were to sink a well, to be the' means of promot''j.T oultiva-

tion, and to induce people to settle there. If these places were

' Sec note, sitpi-d, p. 262.

^ [Price has "sermohary" instead of mir-bahri ; but although his MS. is in-

distinct, there can be no doubt that mir-bahri is the term used. His MS. reads

^^ zakdt, mir-bahri, and tamghd." But in all, the MSS. of this version, '^ zakdt" is

part of the rubric. The words " three sources of revenue " which Price uses are not

found in his text.J

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGIRr. 10

near to hhdlisa lands, the Government officials were to carry out

these provisions.

3. Free inheritance ofproperty of deceased persons.—Firstl3\

No one was to open the packages of merchants on the roads

without their consent. Secondly. When any infidel or Musul-

man died in any part of my dominions, his property and effects

were to be allowed to descend by inheritance, without iuterfereuce

from any one. When there was no heir, then officers were to

be appointed to take charge of the property, and to expend it

according to the law of Islam, in building mosques and sardis, in

repairing broken bridges, and in digging tanks and Avells.

4. Of iviiie and all /ii)ids of intoxlcat'mg liquors.—Wine,

^

and every sort of intoxicating liquor is forbidden, and must

neither be made nor sold ; although I myself have been ac-

customed to take wine, and from my eighteenth year to the

present, which is the thirty-eighth year of my age, have regularly

partaken of it. In early days, when I craved for drink, I some-

times took as many as twenty cups of double-distilled liquor. In

course of time it took great eflect upon me, and I set about

reducing the quantity. In the period of seven years I brought

it down to five or six cups. My times of drinking varied. Some-

times I began when two or three hours of the day remained,

sometimes I took it at night and a little in the day. So it was

until my thirtieth year, when I resolved to drink only at night,

and at present I drink it only to promote digestion of my food.

5. ProJdbition of the taking possession of houses, and of

clitting of' the noses and ears of criminals.—No one was to take

up his abode in the dwelling of another. I made an order pro-

hibiting every one from cutting off the noses or ears of criminals

for any oflbnce, and I made a vow to heaven that I would

never inflict this punishment on an}^ one.

6. Prohibition of GhasbH-—The officers of the klidlisa lands

and the jdgirddrs are not to take the lands of the ruigata by

1 Sharcib, lit. drink. Commonly used to signify wine, but spirits are included.

* lu law, taking the property of auolLcr without his consent.

I I EMPEROR JAHANGTR.

force, and cultivate them on tlieir own account. The collectors ol

the khdlisa lands and the Jdgirddrs are not without permission to

form connexions with the people in their districts.

7. Building of hospitals and appointment of physicians tc

attend the sick.—Hospitals were to be built in large cities, and

doctors were to be appointed to attend the sick. The expenses

were to be paid from the royal treasury.

8. Prohibition of the slaughter of animals on certain days.—In imitation of my honoured father, I directed that every year

from the 18th of Rabi'u-1 awwal, my birthday, no animals should

be slaughtered for a number of days corresponding to the years

of my age. In every week, also, two days were to be exempted

from slaughter : Thursday, the day of my accession, and Sunday,

the birthday of my father.

9. Respect paid to the Sunday.—He (my father) used to hold

Sunday blessed, and to pay it great respect, because it is dedicated

to the Great Luminary, and because it is the day on which the

Creation was begun. Throughout my dominions this was to be

one of the days on which killing animals is interdicted.

10. General confirmation of mansabs and jdg'irs.—I issued a

general order that the mansabs tind/dytrs of my father's servants

should be confirmed, and afterwards I increased the old mansabs

according to the merit of each individual. lie who held ten was

not advanced to less than twelve, and the augmentation was

sometimes as much as from ten to thirty or forty. The allowance

('«//</«) of all the ahadis was advanced from ten to fifteen, and

the monthly pay of all the domestics {shdgird-pesha) was from

ten to twelve or ten to twenty. The attendants upon the female

apartments of my father were advanced according to their position

and connexions from ten to twelve, or ten to twenty.

11. Confirmation of aima lands.— The aima and madad-

ma'dsh lands throughout my dominions, which are devoted to

the purposes of prayer and praise, I confirmed according to the

terms of the grant in the hands of each grantee. Miran, Sadr-i

Jahdn^ who is of the purest rjice of Saiyids in Hindustan, and

WAKI-AT-I JAHANGIRr, 12

held the office of Sadr in the days of my father, was directed to

look aft> r the poor every day.

12. Amnestyfor all prisoners in forts and in prisons of every

kind.—All prisoners who had been long confined in forts or shut

up in prisons, I ordered to be jet free.]

New names for the Coins.

[Gold and silver coins of various weights were struck, to each

one of -vhicli'I gave a distinct name. The coin of 100 tolas I

called Nur-i shdhi; the 50 tolas., Nur-i sultdni; the 20 tolas,

Nur-i daiilat; the 10 tolas, Nur-i harm; the 5 tolas, Niir-i

mihr ; the 1 tola, Ni'ir-i jahdni ; the | tola, Nurdni; the \ tola,

Raicaji. Silver coins.— I called the 100 tolas, Kaukab-i tali'

;

the 50 tolas, Kaukab-i bakkt; the 5 tolas, Kaukah-i sa'd; the

1 tola, Jakdng'iri; the \ tola, Sultdni; the I tola, Aishydri;

the 10th of a tola, Khair-kahul. The copper coins in like manner

each received a name.] \_Legends on the coins.~\

Hard as Rai, who had received from my father the title of Rdi

Ildyan, and from me that of Raja Bikramajit (after one of the

most celebrated Rajas of Hindustan, the founder of an Indian

Observatory), was honoured by me with marks of the highest

distinjction. I made him commandant of artillery, with direc-

tions to keep 50,000 gunners and 3000 gun-carriages always in a

state of readiness. Bikramajit was a Khatri by caste. He was

in my father''s time examiner of the expenditure on the elephants,

and was afterwards raised to the exalted grade of diwdn, and

enrolled among the nobles of the Court. He was not desti-

tute of gallantry and judgment.

As it was my intention to satisfy, as far as possible, all the

old dependents of my father, I issued orders to the ba/chshis, that

every one of them who wished to obtain a Jdgir in his own

country must apply for a grant to that effect, and that, in ac-

cordance with the Institutes of Changiz, he should be rewarded

with an Altamghd grant, and enjoy the same without appre-

13 EMPEEOR JAHANGIR.

hension of change or removal. My ancestors, whenever they

wished to bestow a j'dgir in proprietary right, used to stamp the

grant with an Altaynghd seal, which means one to which red ink

is applied. I ordered that the place of the seal should be covered

with gold-leaf, and then stamped with the Altamghd seal. Hence

I named it Altuntamghd—that ^s, the gold seal.

Mirza Sultan, the favourite son of Mirza Shah Rukh, and

grandson of Mirza Sulaiman, the descendant of Mirza Sultan

Abu Sa'id, chief of Badakhshan, was elevated to the grade of

1000. I had asked my father to allow him to be on my estab-

lishment. Hence I brought him up, and treated him as a son.

Bhao Singh, the ablest son of Raja Man Singh, was rewarded by

a mansab of 1500, retaining his former office, and Zamana Beg,

son of Ghayur Beg Kabuli, had gained the dignity of 500, by

serving me when I was Prince as an Ahadi. He now, having

received the title of Mahabat Khan and a mansab of 1500, was

nominated paymaster of my household. Kaja Nar Singh Deo, one

of the Bundela Rajputs, stood high in my favour. He was as

brave, kind-hearted, and pure as any man of his age. I elevated

him to the dignity of 3000. The cause of his elevation was the

murder of Abu-1 Fazl, a descendant of one of the Shaikli^ of

Hindustan, distinguished for his talents and wisdom. About the

close of my father''s reign, Abu-1 Fazl, wearing upon his plausible

exterior the jewel of probity, which he sold to my father at high

price, was summoned from his appointment in the Dakhin to the

Royal Court. He was not my friend. He inwardly nourished

evil intentions towards me, and did not scruple to speak ill of me.

Murder of Abu-l Fazl.

The details of the murder of Shaikh Abii-l Fazl are thus

described : Certain vagabonds had caused a misunderstanding

between me.,and my father./ The bearing of the Shaikh fully

convinced me that if he were allowed to arrive at Court, he

would do everything in his power to augment the indignation of

my fatiier against me, and ultimately prevent my ever appearino-

WAKPAT-I JAHANGfRr. '^

before him. Under this apprehension, I negociated with Nar Singh

Deo, His country lay on the high road of the Shaikh from the

Dakhin, and he at that period was engaged on a plundering

expedition. I sent him a message, inviting him to annihilate

Shaikh Abii-l Fazl on his journey, with promises of favours and

considerable rewards. Nar Singh Deo agreed to this, and God

rendered his aid to the success of the enterprise. When the

Shaikh passed through his territory, the Raja closed upon him

and his followers. They were in a short time put to flight, and

he himself murdered. His head was sent to me at Allahabad.

Although my father was exasperated at this catastrophe, yet in

the end I was able to visit him without any anxiety or apprehen-

sion, and by degrees his sorrow wore away, and he received me

with friendliness.

Discussion with learned Hindus.

One day I observed to some learned Hindus that if the

foundation of their religion rested upon their belief in the ten

incarnate gods, it was entirely absurd ; because in this case it

became necessary to admit that the Almighty, who is infinite,

must be endowed with a definite breadth, length, and depth. If

they meant that in these bodies the supreme light was visible, it

is equally visible in all things, it is not limited to them alone ;

and that if they said that these incarnate gods were the emblems

of His particular attributes, it is also not admissible, for, amongst

the people of all religions, there have flourished persons who per-

formed miracles, and were possessed of much greater power and

talents than others of their time. After a long discourse, they

at last admitted that there was a God who had no corporeal

form, and of whom they had no definite notion. They said that

as to understand that singular and invisible Being was beyond

their comprehension, they could not form any idea of Him but

by the means of some natural objects, and therefore they had

made these ten figures the medium- of raising their minds up to

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15 EMPEROR JAHANGFR.

the Supreme God. I then told them that they could not attain

that end by this means.

Portrait of the Emperor Akbar.

My father used to hold discourse with learned men of all

persuasions, particularly with the Pandits and the intelligent

persons of Hindustdn. Though he was illiterate,^ yet from con-

stantly conversing with learned and clever persons, his language*

was so polished, that no one could discover from his conversation

that he was entirely uneducated. He understood even the

elegancies of poetry and prose so well, that it is impossible to

conceive any one more proficient. The following is a description

of his person. He was of middling stature, but with a tendency

to be tall, wheat-colour complexion, rather inclining to dark than

fair, black eyes and eyebrows, stout body, open forehead and

chest, long arms and hands. There was a fleshy wart, about the

size of a small pea, on the left side of his nose, which appeared

exceedingly beautiful, and which was considered very auspicious

by physiognomists, who said that it was the sign of immense

riches and increasing prosperity. He had a very loud voice,

and a very elegant and pleasant way of speech. His manners

and habits were quite different from those of other persons, and

his visage was full of godly dignity.

First Year of the Reigx.^

Remission of Transit Duties.

As I had removed the practice of levying transit duties, which

amounted to many krors of rupees, tliroughout all the protected

territories, I also e ctended the same indulgence to all the

commercial places on the way between Kabul and Hindustan,

' [The word used is ^\ "one who can neither read nor Wiite, an idiot."]

* [Jahangir counts the years of his reign by tlie solar reckoning, and the first year

of his reign as commencii^g on the Xew Year's Day next after his accession, with the

entrance of the Sun into Aries, which corresponded with th; 11th Zi-1 ka'da, 1014

A.H. (10th March, 1606 a.d.).].

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the transit duties of which were collected annually to the

arnount of one Jcror and twenty-three lacs of dams. The whole

transit duties of both provinces, viz. Kabul and Kandahar, were

paid to the public treasury, and they formed the principal part

of the income of those provinces. I removed the practice alto-

gether, and this contributed niuoh to the prosperity and benefit

of the people of I'ran and Tiiran.

Flight and Rehellion of Prince Khusru}

[In the first year after my accession Khusru, influenced by

the petulance and pride which accompany youth, by his want of

experience and prudence, and by the encouragement of evil com-

panions, got some absurd notions into his head. In the time of

my fiither's illness some short-sighted men, trembling for their

crimes and despairing of pardon, conceived the ide'a of raising him

to the throne, and of placing the reins of the State in his hands.

They never reflected that sovereignty and government cannot be

managed and regulated by men of limited intelligence. The

Supreme Dispenser of Justice gives this high mission to those

whom he chtjoses, and it is not every one that can becomingly

wear the robes of royalty.

The vain dreams of Khusru and liis foolish companions could

end in nothing but trouble and disgrace; so when I obtained the

sovereignty, I confined {(jirifta) him, and quieted my doubts and

apprehensions. Still I was anxious to be kind and considerate

to him, and to cure him of his ridiculous notions ; but it was all

in vain. At length he concocted a scheme with his abettors, and

on the night of the 20th Zi-l hijja, he represented that ho was

going to visit the touib of my father. Fifty horsemen in his

interest came into the fort of A'gra, and went off in that direction.

A little afterwards, intelligence was brought that Khusru had

1 [This account of Khusr&'s rebellion has been translated by the Editor. It is the

Emperor's own version of this important episode of his reign, and it will afford the

means of comparing the two different versions of his Memoirs. See the account of

the same transaction from the other version, mprn^ p. 264.]

17 EMPEROR JAHANOrR.

escaped. The Amiru-l umard having ascertained the fact, sent

intb my private apartments, desiring to speak with me on an

urgent affair. I thought that perhaps some news had come from

the Dakhin or from Gujarat. When I heard what had occurred,

I said, " What is to be done, shall I mount and pursue him, or

shall I send Khurram ?'* The Amiru-l umard said he would go

if I would give him permission, and I said, " Be it so." Hethen said, " If he will not be persuaded to return, and force

becomes necessary, what am I to do?" I said, " If he will not

return to the right way without fighting, do not consider what

you may do as a fault—sovereignty does not regard the relation

of father and son, and it is said, a king should deem no one his

relation." After having spoken these words, and settled some

other matters, I sent him off. It then came to my recollection,

that Khusrii had a great hatred of him. He (the Amiru-l umard)

also, in consequence of the position and dignity that he holds, is

envious of his peers, God forbid lest he should be malicious and

destroy him ! So I sent to call him back, and I despatched

Shaikh Farid Bokhdri on the service, directing him to take all

the mansabddrs and ahadis he could collect. I determined that

I myself would start as soon as it was day. * * The news came

in that Khusru was pressing forward to the Panjab, but the

thought came to my mind that he might perhaps be doing this

as a blind, his real intention being to go elsewhere. Raja ManSingh, who was in Bengal, was Khusru's maternal uncle, and

many thought Khusru would proceed thither. But the men who

had been sent out in all directions confirmed the report of his

going towards the Panjab. '

Next morning I arose, and placing my reliance on God, I

mounted and set off, not allowing myself to be detained by any

person or anything. When I reached the tomb of my honoured

father, which is about three kos distant, I offered up prayers for

the aid of his protecting spirit, Mirza Hasan, son of Shah

Rukh Mirzd, who had formed the design' of joining Khusru, was

brought in. I questioned him, but he denied the intention. I

WAKI'AT-I .TAHANGFRr. (g

ordered them to biud his hands, and carry him back on an

elephant. This capture I took as a good omen of the blessed

assistance vouchsafrd 1j me by that departed spirit.

At mid-day, when it became hot, I i-ested under the shade of

some trees, and I observed to Khdn-i 'azam, that I had been so

engrossed with this unhappy matter that I had not taken the

allowance of opium I usually took in the fore-part of the day,

and that no one had reminded me of it. My distress arose from

the thought that my son, without any cause or reason, had

become my enemy, and that if I did not exert myself to capture

him, dissatisfied and turbulent men would support him, or he

would of his own accord go off to the Uzbeks or Kazilbashes,

and thus dishonour would fall upon my throne. Determined on

the course to be pursued, after a short rest, I started from the

pargana of Mathurd, which is twenty kos from A'gra, and after

travelling two kos farther, I halted at one of the villages uf that

pargantty in which there was a tank.

When Khusru arrived at Mathura, he met Hasan Beg KhanBadakhshi, who had received favours from my father, and was

coming from Kabul to wait upon me. The Badakhshis are by

nature quarrelsome and rebellious, and when Khusru, with his

two or three hundred men, fell in with him, Khusru .made him

commander of his men.^ Every one whom they met on the road

they plundered, and took from him his horse or goods. Merchants

and travellers were pillaged, and wherever these insurgents went,

there was no security for the women and children. Khusru saw

with his own eyes that a cultivated country was being wasted and

oppressed, and their atrocities made people feel that death was

a thousand times preferable. The poor people had no resource

but to join them. If fortune had been at all friendly to him, he

would have been overwhelmed with shame and repentance, and

v-ould have come to me without the least apprehension. It is

veil known how I pardoned his offences, and with what great

indness and gentleness I treated him, so as to leave no ground

' A very involved and obscure passage.

19 EMPEROR JAHANGfR.

for suspicion in his breast. When, during the days of my father,

he was incited by designing men to entertain improper aspira-

tions, he knew that the fact had been communicated to me, but

he showed no. trust in my kindness.

His mother even, in the days when I was a prince, being

grieved by his very unseemly acts, and by the unkindness of

her younger brother Madhu Singh, took poison and died.^ Howcan I describe her excellences and good nature ! She had an

excellent understanding, and her affection for nie was such that

she would have given a thousand sons or brothers as a ransom

for one hair of mine. She frequently wrote to Kliusru, and

tirged upon him the proofs of my kindness and affection, but it

was all without effect ; and when she found that there was no

knowing to what lengths he would go, her Rajput pride was

wounded, and she set her heart upon death. From time to time

her mind wandered, and her father and brothers all agreed in

telling me she was insane. After a time she appeared to recover,

but on the 26th Zi-1 hijja, 1013 h., when I had gone out hunting,

she, in a state of aberration, took an excessive quantity of opium,

and died soon afterwards, hoping that her fate would bring her

undutiful son to contrition. She was my first bride, and I was

married to her in youth. After the birth of Khusru, I gave her

the title of Shkh Begam. Unable to endure the ill-conduct of

her son and brothers towards me, she gave up her life, and so

relieved herself from vexation and sorrow. Her death took

such an effect upon me that I did not care to live, and had no

pleasure in life. For four nights and days, that is for thirty-two

watches, in the depth of distress and sorrow, I did not care to

«at or drink. When my father lieard of my state, in his extreme

kindness and affection, he sent me a robe and the turban which

he had worn- upon his own head. This great favour fell ]ik3

wjiter on the flaming fire of my affliction, and gave me relief and

comfort. But the recital of all this had no effect upon Khusru.

By his wicked and unfilial conduct he had caused the death jf

> ISeesuprd, p. 112.]

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his mother, and for no reason, but from mere freak and vicious

fancy, he had broken out in rebellion against me, and thrown off

all duty and obedience. It was necessary to punish his evil con-

duct, and at last he carried matters to such a length that he was

placed in confinement.

On the 2nd Zi-1 hijja I halted at Hindal, and sent Shaikh

Farid Bokhari with some men in pursuit of Khusru, and I gave

him the command of the advance force. I sent Dost Muhammadto take care of i^gra, and of the palaces and treasure. When I

departed from Agra, I left that city in charge of 'Itimadu-d

daula and Waziru-1 Mulk. I now told Dost Muhammad that

as I was going to tlie Panjab, and that province was under the

dhvdm of 'Itimadu-d daula, he was to send the latter to me, and

that he was to seize and keep in confinement the sons of Mirzd

Muhammad Hakim, who were in A'gra; for if my own son could

act in the way he had done, what might I expect from my uncle's

sons? After the departure of Dost Muhammad, Mu'izzu-1 Mulk

became bahhshi.

I halted at Palol and Faridabad, and on the 13th reached

Dehli. There I visited the tomb of my grandfather Humayun,

and distributed alms to the poor. Then I went to the tomb of

Nizamu-d din Auliyd, and there also I had my bounty dispensed

among the poor and needy. On the 14th Ramazdn, I halted at

the sai'di of Narlla. Khusru had set fire to this sardi, and then

passed on. * * On the 16ib i liaJted in the j^atyana of Panlpat,

a place which h^id always been a fort mate one for my ancestors,

and where twi. importaut victories li d been won by them : one,

the victory gained by I'idbar over Ilrahim Lodi ; the other, the

victory over Ilimu by my honoured father. When Khusru left

Dehli and got to Pauipat, it happened that Dildwar Khan had

reached that place. The Khdn received a short warning of his

approach, and immediately sent his sons over the Jumna, while

he pressed forward to throw himself into the fortress of Lahore

before Khusru could arrive there. About the same time, 'Abdu-r

Kahini arrived from Lahore at the same place. Dilawar Khdn

2\ EMPEROR JAHANGfR.

advised him to send his sons over the river in the company of

Pilawar's own sons, and himself to await my arrival. He was

alarmed and timid; he could not resolve upon this course: but

he delayed till Khusru arrived, and then he waited upon hini

and joined him.

Dilawar Khan bravely pushed on towards Lahore. On his

way he informed every Government servant, and every krori

merchant or other traveller he met, of the rebellion of Khusru.

Some he took with him, and some he warned to keep out of the

way. After this the people were saved from the violence of the

rebels. It seems very probable that, if SaLyid Kamdl in Dehli,

and Dilawar Khdn at Panipat, had shown any vigour, and had

thrown themselves in the way of Khusru, the disorderly party

which accompanied him would have been unable to make any

resistance, and would have broken up, when Khusru would have

been taken prisoner. Their courage did not serve them on this

occasion, but both of them made up for the deficiency afterwards,

Dilawar Khan, by rapid marching, reached Lahore before

Khusru, and exerted himself to put the fortress in a state of

defence to repel the rebel. Kamal also had done his best to stop

the rebel, as will be noticed in its proper place. On the 18th

Zi-1 hijja I reached Karndl, where I halted. * * On the 19th I

stopped at Shahabad, where there was great scarcity of water

;

but a heavy rain now fell, and gladdened every one. * * AtAloda I sent Abu-i Bani Uzbek with fifty-seven ma7isahddrs

to the support of Shaikh Farid, and I also sent by them 40,000

rupees for expenses. Seven thousand were given to Jamil Beg,

to pay arrears, and I also gave 18,000 to Mir Sharif Amali.

On the 24tli ZI-l hijja fiv<3 of Khusru's followers were captured

and brought in. Two of them who had entered into his service

I ordered to be cast before elephants ; the other three denied

having underlaken to serve him, and the}'- were placed under

restraint till the truth could be ascertained. * * On the 24th

Farwardin, a messenger arrived from Dilawar Khan to inform methat Khusru was threatening Lahore, and to warn me to be

•WAKFAT-I JAHANGFRr. 22

cautious. On that same day the gates of Lahore were closed and

secured, and two days afterwards Dilawar Khan entered the

fortress with a few men. He immediately began to strengthen

the place, repairing damages, mounting guns on the ramparts,

and making all preparations for a siege. There was but a small

force of troops in the place, but they were earnest, and had been

appointed to their respective posts. The men of the city also

were loyal and zealous.

Two days afterwards, when the preparations were complete,

Khusru arrived before the city, and commenced operations. Hedirected his followers to burn one of the gates in any way they

could, and he promised them that after the capture of the fortress

the place should be given up to plunder for seven days, and that

the women and children should be their prisoners. The desperate

villains set fire to one of the gates, but Dilawar Khan and the

other officers inside the walls raised up another barrier^ at the

gate. Sskid Kh4n, who was encamped on the Chinab, being in-

formed of these movements, marched rapidly to Lahore. Onreaching the river Ravi, he informed the garrison of his presence,

and requested them to find a means of bringing him into the

fortress. They sent twenty boats, and brought him and some of

his followers in.

On the ninth day of the siege Khusru was informed of the ap-

proach of the Imperial army in pursuit of him and his adherents.

Having no resource, he deemed it desirable to encounter the royal

forces. Lahore is one of the largest cities in Hindustdn, and in

the course of six or seven days a great number of men had been

got together. I had been well informed that 10,000 or 12,000

men were ready to march away from Lahore, and to make a

night attack on the van of my army. This intelligence reached

me on the night of the IGth, in the garden of i^gha Kuli. On

the night of the 20th, although it was raining heavily, I marched,

and on the following morning reached Sultanpur. I remained

> [A doubtful word. Two MSS. have ^:l.s^, another ^^ .1 -sr^ and a fourth

leaves a blank.]

23 EMPEROR JAHANGFR.

there till mid-day, and just at that time a great action began

between the royal army and the rebels. Mu'izzu-1 Mulk had

just brought me some food, and I was about to enjoy myself,

when the news of the battle reached me. Directly I heard it,

although I had "a, very good appetite, I merely swallowed a

mouthful for good luck, and then mounted. Aware of the small-

ness of the force engaged, find anxious to bring up my men, I

determined to press on with all speed night and day. I called

for my great coat; but nobody brought it, and the only arras I

had were a javelin and sword. Confiding myself to the favour

of (rod, I started without hesitation. At first my escort did

not exceed fifty horse, and no one knew that a battle was on that

day imminent. At the bridge of Govindwal my men numbered

four or five hundred, good and bad. After crossing the bridge,

intelligence of victory reached me. The man who brought it

was an officer of the wardrobe named Shamshir, and to him I

gave the title of Khush-khabr Khdn. Mir Jamalu-d din, whom

I had before sent to warn Khusru, arrived just at the same time,

and he spoke so much about the numbers and strength of Khusru,

that n.y men were frightened, until the news of victory was con-

firmed by successive messengers. This Saiyid was a simple

fellow. He would not believe the report, but expressed his

incredulity that an army such as he had seeii could have been

vanquished by so small and unprepared a force as that of Shaikh

Farid. But when the litter of Khusru was brought in attended

by two eunuchs, he then believed, and alighting from his horse,

he placed his head at my feet, and offered his congratulations.

Shaikh Farid had acted in this battle with the greatest zeal

and fidelity. He placed the Saiyids of Barha, the heroes of the

age, in the advance, and they fought most bravely. Saif Kh4n,

son of Saiyid Mahmud Khan, the chief of the tribe, greatly

distinguished himself, and received eighteen wounds. Saiyid

Jalal, another of the tribe, received an arrow in. the head, and

died in a few days. The Saiyids of Bai'ha in this action did

not exceed fifty or sixty in number. These Saiyids repulsed

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the attack of 1000 horse and 500 Badakhshis, and w^ere cut to

pieces. Saiyid Kamdl, with his brothers, was rent to support

the advanced force, 'and he attacked the enemy vigorously in

flank. The right wing:, shouting, " Long live the King !" bore

down, and the enemy, stricken with panic, broke and fled in all

directions. Nearly 400 of the enemy were killed, and Khusni's

chest of jewels and trinkets, which he always carried with him,

was captured. * *

I placed Mahabat Khan and 'All Beg Akbarshahi in com-

mand of a force to pursue Khusru wherever he should go. I

also determined that if he went to Kabul, I would follow him,

and not return till I had got him into my hands. If he should

not stay in Kabul, but go off to Badakhshan and those parts, I

would leave Mahabat Kiian in Kabul, and follow him thither,

lest he might ally himself to the Uzbeks, and bring disgrace to

my throne. * *

On the 28th my camp rested at Jahan, seven kos from Lahore.

On that day Khusru came with a few followers to the banks of

the Chinab. After his defeat, the opinions of those who escaped

with him differed. The Afghans and the Hindustanis, who were

mostly his oldest adherents, wished to turn back to Hindustan, and

there raise disturbances. Husain Beg, whose wives and children

and treasure were in the direction of Kabul, was in favour of going,

towards Kabul. When he resolved upon the latter course, the

Afghans and Hindustanis separated from him. Upon reaching

the Chinab, he wanted to cross at Sliahpur, one of the regular

ferries ; but as he could not get boats, he went to the ferry of

Siidhara. There they found one boat without boatmen, and

another boat made of wood and straw. Before the defeat of

Khusru, an order had been issued to all the jdgirddrs, road-

keepers, and ferrymen of the Panjdb, informing them of what

had happened, and warning them to be careful. In consequence

of this notice, the ferries and rivers were watched. Husain Beg

was about to take the two boats and send Khusru over. But

just at this juncture, a chaudhari of Sudhara came up, and saw

25 EMPEROR JAHANGfR.

that a party of men were going to cross over the river by night.

He expostulated with the boatmen of the wood and straw boat,

and told them that the Emperor's order was, that no boat should

pass over by night. The contention and noise brought a number

of men together, and the boat was taken away from the boatmen,

and no one would convey them over. Abu-1 Kdsim Kh^n, who

had charge of the ferry at Gujarat, when he was informed that a

party of men wanted to cross the Chinab, proceeded to the place

with his sons and some horsemen. Husain Jeg * * got four

boats, and attempted to cross ; but the last one stuck on a sand-

bank. At drybreak Abu-1 Kasim and Khwaja Khizr, who was

director of the boatmen, assembled a party and secured the

western bank of the river. The eastern bank was occupied by

the zdminddrs. A force which I had sent under Sa'id Khan

now came up at a most opportune time, and assisted to capture

Khusru. On the 29th of the month, men riding on elephants

and in boats secured him. Next day I heard of his capture,

and I immediately sent the Amiru-l umard to bring Khusru to

my presence. In matters of Government and State it frecj^uently

happens that one has to act upon one's own judgment. Of the

councils I have held, ihere are two which are remarkable. First,

when, in opposition to the counsel of all my friends, I left Allah-

abad, and went to wait upon ;iy father, through which I obtained

liis pardon, and became King. Second, when I resolved instantly

to pursue Khusru, and not to rest till I had taken him. * * On

the Srd of JMuharram, 1015 a.h., Khusru was brought into my

presence in the garden of Mirza Kamran, with his hands bound

and a chain on his leg, and he was led up from the left side,

according to the rule of Changiz Khan. Husain Beg was on his

right, and 'Abdu-l "'Aziz on his left ; he stood between them,

trembling and weeping. Husain Beg, suspecting +h"": they

would make a scape-goat of him, began to speak sorri\\ fully, but

they did not allow him to continue. I gave Khusru into custody,

and I ordered these two villains to be inclosed in the skins of

a cow and an ass, and to be placed on asse^, face to the tail, and

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGIEr. 26

SO to be paraded round the city. As the sldn of a cow dries

quicker than the skin of an ass, Husain Beg lived only to the

fourth watch- and then died. 'Abdu-1 'Aziz, who was in the ass's

skin, and had moisture conve}ed to him/ survived.

From the last day of Zi-1 hijja till the 9th Muharrain, in

consequence of bad weather, I remained in the garden of

Mirza Kamran. I attributed the success gained in this expedi-

tion to Shaikh Farid, and I dignif.ed him with the title of

Murtaza Khan. To strengthen and confirm my rule, I directed

that a double row of stakes should be set up from the garden to

the city, and that the rebel awaimdks,^ and others who had

taken part in this revolt, should be impaled thereon, and thus

receive their deserts in this most excruciating punishment. The

land-holders between the Chinab and Behat who had proved

their loyalty, I rewarded by giving to each one of them some

lands as madad-madsh. * *

The disposal of Khusru still remained unsettled. As the

vicinity of i^gra was a hot-bed of disaffection,,! was desirous that

it should be cleared of dangerous persons, lest these pretensions

of Khusru should be backed up and kept alive. So I directed

my son Parwez to leave several sarddrs to carry on the campaign

against the Rana, and to proceed himself with A'saf Khan and

200 others to A'gra, and there to undertake the control and pro-

tection of the city. But before they arrived there, Khusru's

attempt liad been crushed to the satisfaction of my friends, so I

directed Parwez to come and meet me. On the 9th Muharram

I entered Lahore. My friends and well-wishers advised me to

return to Agra, because Gujarat, tho Dakliin, and Bengal were

all in a disordered state. But this advice did not approve itself

to me, because I had learnt from the lettei-s of Shah Beg Khan,

1 [" In tlie excess of his impudence be drew a dog's skin over his face {i.e. he acted

like a dog), and as he was led through the streets ^-nd bazars, he ate cucumbers and

anything else containing moisture that fell into his hands. He survived tlie day and

night. Next day the order was given for' taking him out of the skin. There were

man) maggots in his skin, but he survived it all."

—

Ikbdl-ndma.'\

» [See supra, p. 267.]

'27 EMPEROR JAHANGfR.

the ruler of Kandahdr, sundry facts all tending to show that the

amirs of the frontier of the Kazilbdshes had designs upon

Kandahdr. * * Intelligence reached me at Lahore, that the

Kazilbashes had inclosed the fort of Kandahar on three sides,

and it was evident that further delay would be dangerous ; so I

sent a force thither under the command of Ghdzi Beg Khan and

* * *. With a view to prevent the threatened danger, I deter-

mined to proceed to Kabul, and to postpone my proposed

excursion round about Lahore.]

Second Year of the Reign.

[The second new year of my auspicious reign began on the

22nd Zi-1 ka'da, 1015 a.h. (10th March, 1603 a.d.).]

Journey to Kabul.

On the 7th of Zi-1 hijja, at a prosperous hour, I left the fort

of Lahore, and crossing the Rdvi, alighted at the garden of Dil-

dmez, and stopped there for four days. I passed Sunday, the

19th of Farwardin, which was the day of the Sun's entry into

Aries, in that garden. Some of my servants were favoured with

promotion. Ten thousand rupees in cash were given to Husain

Beg, the ambassador of the ruler of I'ran. I left Kalij Khdn,

Miran Sadr-jahan, and Mir Sharif i^mali at Lahore, and autho-

rized them to conduct all transactions in concert with each other.

On Monday I marched from the garden to the village called

Haripur, three and a half kos from the city. On Tuesday,

my flap-s waved in Jahangirpur, which was a hunting-ground of

mine. I^ear this village a minaret was raised by my orders over

an antelope of mine, called "Raj," which was not only the best

fighter in my possession, but was the best decoy for wild ones.

Mulla Muhammad Husain of Kashmir, who in caligraphy ex-

celled all persons of his profession, had engraved the following

words on a piece of stone: "In this delightful spot an antelope

was caught by the Emperor Nuru-d. din Muhammad Jahangir,

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGfRr. 28

which in the space of a month became entirely tame, and was

considered the best of all the royal antelopes." Out of regard

to this animal I ordered that no one should hunt antelopes in

this for. it, and that their flesh should be considered as unlawful

as that of a cow to the infidel Hindus, and as that of a hog to

the Musulmans. The stone of its tomb was carved into the shape

of a deer. I ordered Sikandat Mai, the jdgirddr of the pargana,

to erect a fort in Jahangirpiir.

On Thursday, the 14th, we encamped in the pargana of Chand-

wala, and, after one intervening stage, arrived on Saturday at

HaGzabAd, and put up in the buildings erected under the super-

intendence of Mir Kiranu-d din, who held the office of h'ori at

that station. In two marches more I reached the banks of the

Chinab.

On Thursday, the 21st Zi-1 hijja, I crossed the river over a

bridge of boats, and pitched my tents in the pargana of Gujarat.

When the Emperor Akbar was proceeding to Kashmir, he built

a fort on the other side of the river, and made the (xiijars,

who had beeii hitherto devoted to plunder, dwell there. The place

was consequently named Gujarat, and formed into a separate

pargana. The Giijars live chiefly upon milk and curds, and

seldom cultivate land.

On Friday we arrived at Khawaspur, five kos from Gujardt,

which was peopled by Khawas Khan, a servant of Sher Khan

Pathan. Beyond it, after two marches, we reached the banks

of the Behat, and pitched our tents there. In the night a very

strong wind blew, dark clouds obscured the sky, and it rained

so heavily that even the oldest persons had never seen such rain

within their memory. The rain ended with showers of hail-

stones, wliich were as large as hens' eggs. The torrent of

water and the wind combined broke the bridge. I with myladies crossed the river in a boat, and as there were but very few

boats for the other men to embark on, I ordered that they should

,wait till the bridge was repaired, which was accomplished in a

week, when the whole camp crossed the river without any trouble.

29 EMPERO^; JAHA'NGrR.

The source of the river Behat ia a fountain in Kashmir,

called Virneg. The name signifies in the Hindi language

a snake, and it appears that at one time a very large snake

haunted the spot, I visited this source twice during the life-

time of mj father. It is about twenty kos from the city of

Kashmir. The spring rises in a basiii, of an octangular form,

about twenty yards in length, by twenty in breadth. The

vestiges of the abodes of devotees, numerous chambers made of

stone, and caves, are in the neighbourhood. Its water is so clear

that although its depth is said to be beyond estimation, yet if a

poppy-seed be throv/n in, it will be visible till it reaches the bottom.

There are very fine fish in it. As I was told that the fountain was

unfathomably deep, I ordered a stone to be tied to the end of a

rope and thrown into it, and thus it was found that its depth did

not exceed the height of a man and a half After my accession,

I ordered its sides to be paved with stones, a garden to be made

round it, and the stream which flowed from it to be similarly

decorated on both sides. Such elegant chambers and edifices

were raised on each side of the basin, that there is scarcely any-

thing to equal it throughout the inhabited world.^ The river

expands much when it reaches near the village of Pampur, which

is ten hos from the city.

All the saffron of Kashmir is the product of this village.

Perhaps there is no other place in the world where saffron

is so abundantly produced : the quantity annually yielded

there, being 500 maunds of Hindustan, or 4000 maunds of

Kabul {wildyat). I visited this place once with mj father in

the season in which the plant blossoms. In all other trees

we see they first get the branches, then the leaves, and after

all the flower. But it is otherwise with this plant. It blossoms

when it is only about two inches high from the ground.

Its flower is of a bluish colour, having four leaves and four

threads of orange colour, like those of safflower, in length equal

^ Compare Forster's Journal^ vol. ii. p. 4 ; Von Hiigel's Kaschmir, vol. i. p. 291;

Vigne's Kashmir, vol. i. p. 333 ; Moorcroffs Travels, vol. ii. p. 250.

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGFRr. 30

to one joint of the finger. The fields of saffron are sometimes

a kos^ sometimes half a kos in length, and they look very beau-

tiful at a distance. In the season when it is collected, it has

such a strong smell that people get headache from it. Although

I had taken a glass of wine, yet I was also affected by it. I

asked the Kashmirians, who were employed in collecting it,

whether it took any effect upon them, and was surprised by the

reply, which was, " they did not know even what the headache

was."

The stream that flows from the fountain of Virnag is called

Behat in Kashmir, and becomes a large river, when it is

joined by many other smaller ones on both sides. It runs

through the city. In some places its breadth does not exceed

the reach of an arrow shot from a bow. Nobody drinks its

water, because it is very dirty and unwholesome. All people

drmk from a tank called Dal, which is near the city. The river

Behat, after falling into this tank, takes its course through

Barah-Mulah, Pakali, and Damtaur and then enters the Panjab.

There are many rivulets and fountains in Kashmir, but Darah-

lar, which joins the Behat at the village of Shahabu-d dinpur,

is the best of all the streams.

This village is one of the most famous places in Kashmir;

and in it, in a piece of verdant land, there are nearly a

hundred handsome plan^ trees, the branches of which inter-

lace and afford a deep and extensive shade. Tiie su-face of

the land is so covered with green that it requires no carpet to

be spread on it. The village was founded by Sultdn Zainu-I

'Abidin, who ruled firmly over Kashmir for fifty-two years.

He is called there Baroshah, or the Great King. He is said

to have performed many miracles. The remains of his many

buildings are still to be seen there ; and among these there

is a building called Barin^ Lanka, which he built with great

diflSculty ill the middle of the lake called Ulur (Wulur), about

1 [The Tabakdt-% Akbari calk it Zain-laiik^. Suprd, Vol. V. p. 465.J

VOL. VI. 20

3 I EMPEROR JAHANGFR.

three or four kos in circumference. This lake is exceedingly

deep. To form the foundation of the building, boat-loads of

stone were thrown into the lake ; but as this proved of no

use, some thousands of boats laden with stones were sunk,

and so with great labour a foundation of a hundred yards

square was raised above the water, and smoothed. On one

side of it were erected a palace and a place for the worship

of God, than which no finer buildings can anywhere be found.

Generally he used to come to this place in a boat, and devoted

his time there to the worship of Almighty God. It is said

that he passed many periods of forty days in this place.

One day one of his sons came into the sacred place, with

a drawn sword in his hand, with the intention of killing him.

But as soon as his eye fell upon him, the natural affection

of the son and the royal dignity of the parent struck him

with dismay, and diverted him from his purpose. After a short

time the King came out, and having embarked in the same boat

with his son, returned towards the city. Midway he told his

son that he had left behind him his rosary, and asked him to

return in a skiff and bring it to him. When the Prince went

back to the building, he was amazed to find the King also there.

He was exceedingly sorry for what he had done, and imme-

diately fell at his feet, soliciting forgiveness for his conduct.

The King is said to have performed many such miracles, and

that he could assume any form he liked. Reflecting on the

habits and manners of his sons, and knowing that they were

very impatient and anxious to ascend the throne, he told them

that with him it was easy to resign the crown and to die, but

that they could do nothing after him, for their government

would not last long, and but few days would elapse before they

would see the reward of thejr conduct. Having said this, he

left off eating and drinking, and passed forty days in the same

manner. He did not even doze during this interval of time, but

like a great saint he directed his whole attention to the worship

of the Omnipotent God. On the fortieth day he delivered his

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGfRr. 32

soul to the angel of death, and met with the mere}' of his

Maker.

He left three sons, viz. Adam Khan, Haji Kh^n, and Bahram

Khan. They quarrelled among themselves, and at last lost the

dominions of their father. The sovereignty of Kashmir fell into

the hands of a class called Chaks, who were formerly but

common soldiers. Three rulers of this tribe constructed three

buildings on the remaining three faces of the foundation which

was laid by Zainu-1 'i^bidin in the lake of Ulur, but none of

them is so substantial as the first one built by that King.

Kashmir is a delightful country in the seasons of autumn and

spring. I visited it in the former season, and found it even more

charming than I had anticipated. I never was there in spring,

but I hope some time or other to be thei-e during that season.

^On Saturday, the 1st of Muharram, I marched from the bank

of the Behat to Rohtas, with one stage intervening. The fort

of Rohtas is one of the buildings of Sher Khan Afghan, and is

constructed amongst the ravines, wliere it was scarcely conceiv-

able that so strong a position could have been obtained. As this

tract is near the country of the Gakkhurs, a troublesome and

turbulent race, it came into his head to build this fort for the

purpose of overawing and controlling them. Sher Khan died

when only a portion of the work was done, but it was completed

by his son Salim Khan. Over one of the doors the cost of the

fort is engraven on a stone, which is set in the wall. The

amount is 16,10,00,000 dams and something more, which is

34,25,000 rupees of Hindustan,^ 120,000 tumdns of Tran, or

1,21,75,000 hhdnis of Turan.

On Tuesday, the 4th, I marched four kos and three-quarters

to Tillah,^ which means "a hill" in the Gakkhur language.

1 [Sir H. M. Elliot's own translation.]

2 It is worth bearing this comparatively moderate estimate in mind, for our

modern travellers rarely place it under 100,00,000, and one has it as high as

500,00,000 rupees.

3 The original reads Bilah, but Tillah must be meant, which bears the meaning

ascribed, and though the lofty Tillah cannot itself be meant, yet the halting ground

is sufficiently close to udmit of its deriving its name from that conspicuous hill.

33 empehor jahangfr.

From that place I marched to the village of Bhakra,' which

in the language of the same people is the name of a shrub with

white flowers without any odour. From Tillah to Bhakra I

marched the whole way through the bed of a river,^ in which

water was then flowing, and the oleander bushes were in full

bloom, and of exquisite colour, like peach blossoms. In Hin-

dustan this evergreen is always in flower. There were very

many growing at the sides of this stream, and I ordered mypersonal attendants, both horse and foot, to bind bunches of the

flowers in their turbans, and I directed that the turbans of

those who would not decorate themselves in this fashion should

be taken off their heads. I thus got up a beautiful garden.

On Thursday, the 6th, Hatya^ was the encamping ground.

On this march a great many Palas^ shrubs were found in

blossom. This shrub is also peculiar to the jungles of Hin-

dustan. It has no fragrance in its flowers, which are of a fiery

oran<i;e colour. The trunk is black. The flowers are the size of

a red rose, or even bigger. It was such a sight that it was im-

possible to take one's eyes ofl" it. As the air was very charming,

and as, in consequence of a veil of clouds obscuring the light of

the sun, there was a slight shower, I indulged myself in drinking

wine. In short, I enjoyed myself amazingly on this march.

V This is now called Bakrala, correctly Bekkrala. The local name for this flower

is I'hakra, elsewhere it is ordinarily called Haft-chingara. It is not more common at

Bakiala than elsewhere in the neighbourhond, and I could get no one to acknow-

led;^e iliat this was, or could be, the origin of the name; so I suspect that the royal

autobi-'grapher has been deceived by his informants.

2 This is the Kahan, a troublesome stream, full of quicksands.

' This is a few miles beyond the usual encamping ground at present, which is

Dhamak, a most impracticable name of which to obtain the true pronunciation. In

the villiige and by the same men I have heard it variously given as Damak, Dhamak,

DaiiiilKik, Tam'ak, Taniiak, Tamihak, the d. and t being convertible in these parts,

as "an/a." for " anrf&," an egg. It was here that Shahibu-d din Ghori was assassi-

niitfd, and in the lines which record the dates of his death, given in the Lnbbu-t

Tawurilch, the place is called Damyek. fne of our road books (in the Bengal

and Agra Guide) renders the confusion worse confounded, by attempting to be specific,

and recording it as " Tamako, near Dhamack." Dhamak appears the most correct.

The ziiiinnddra are of the Awan tribe.

* Generally called '* Dh&k," Buteafwndosa.

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGFRr. 34

This place is called Hatyd because it was founded by a Gakkhur

named Hdti. The country from Margalla to Hatya is called

Pothuwdr.^ Within this tract there are but few crows to be found.

Between Kohtas and Hatyd is the country of the Bugyals,^ who

are of the same stock, and connected with the Gakkhurs.

On Friday I marched four kos and three-quarters to Pakka,

so called because it has a sardt built of baked bricks ; and Pakka

in the Hindi language means " baked." There was nothing but

dust on the road ; and in consequence of the annoyances I ex-

perienced, I found it a very troublesome march. In this place

most of the sorrel brought from Kabul got injured.

On Saturday, the 8th, I marched four and a half hos to a

place called Khar, which means " broken ground" in the Gakkhur

language.^ This country is very bare of trees.*

On Sunday I pitched my camp on the other side of Rdwal

Pindi, so called because it was founded by a Hindu named

Rawal, and Pindi ^ in that language means "a village." Near

this place there is a stream of flowing water in a ravine, which

' It is so called now, or rather Pathwar, but the pronunciation is not distinct,

Various origins are ascribed to the name, none of them smtiBfactory. One is, that

Phtitw&r is the proper name, on account of the mixed tribes which this table-land

contains, in consequence of the frequent depopulation it has undergone. Another,

that when it was under Kashmir, the collections used to be ca'rried there in bags,

called pithu. Another, because the laud is patiodr, or level between the hills which

form its boundaries. There are tracts in India, as those under the Siudian and

Sulaimani Hills, called P&t, for this reason ; but the ground here can only be called

level by comparison, for it is intersected by ravines in every direction, and this very

fact is assigned as another origis of the nam?', the soil being phidwdr, or broken.

As this Ls conspicuoiusly the case all the way from Dhamak to M&rgalla, I am

disposed to look on this aa the most proS?3!bif origin, though the present pro-

nunciation omits the aspirate wilh the j?.

2 This tract is now called BiJsySl from fclhti Gakkhur tribe of that name, descendants

of Sultan B^ga.

3 Spelt " Kor " in the originnl, but Khor must be meant, as it bears the meaning

ascribed to it in the text, though there is no village of that name. The present

encamping ground is M^nikyala, where is the celebrated Buddhist tope, of which it is

surprising that Jah&ngir makes no mention.

* A later traveller, speaking of this country,' says truly, "I never passed through

a country so dovoif^ of flp.y pretension to beauty."—Baron Hiigel's Travels, p. 238.

5 It can scarcely be called Ilindf. It prevails throughout the Panjib, but is

unknown to the cast of the Jumna.

35 EMPEROR JAHANGfR.

empties itself into a tank. As the place was not destitute of

charms, I remained there for a short time. I asked the

Gakkhurs what the depth of the water was. They gave no

specific answer, and added, " We have heard frotn our fathers

that there are alligators in this water, which wound and kill

every animal that goes into it, and on this account no ofie dares

enter it." I ordered a sheep to be thrown into the vater, which

swam round the whole tank, and came out safe. After that I

ordered a swimmer to go in, and he also emerged save. It was

therefore evident that there was no foundation for what the

Grakkliurs asserted. The breadth of this water is about a bow-

shot.

On Monday I encamped at Kharbuza. The Gakkhurs in

former days erected a domed structure here, in which they used

to collect tolls from travellers. As the dome is in shape like a

melon, it was called Kharbuza.

On Tuesday, the 11th, the camp moved to Kala-paRi, which

means in Hindi " black water." On this march there occurs

a hill called Margalla.^ Mar, in Hindi, signifies " to rob on the

liighway," and galla^ " a caravan,"—that is, it is a place where

caravans are plundered. Up to this extend;- the boundary of

the country of the Gakkhurs. These fellows are strange

animals, always squabbling and fighting with one another. I

did all I could to effect a reconciliation, but without effect.

" The life of fools is held very cheap in troublous times."

On Wednesday, our encamping ground was Baba Hasan

Abdal. About a kos to the east of tliis place there is a cascade,

over which the water flows with great rapidity. On the wJiole

road to Kabul there is no stream like this, but on the road to

Kashmir thence are two or three of the same kind. Raja ManSingh raised a small edifice in the middle of the basin whence

the water flows. There are several fish in it, of half or a quarter

' The road has been improved since this Emperor's time. There is a substantial

stone pavement through the pass, which from a Persian inscription on a rock appears

to have been erected iu a.h. 1084, by "the strong-handed Khin Mahibat Shik.oh."

WA'KrAT-I JAHANGIRr. 36

of a yard long. I stayed three days at this charming spot, and

drank wine with iny intimate companions. I also had some

sport in the way of fishing. I had never, up to this time

thrown the Safra net, which in Hindi they call " Bhanwar Jdl'

and is one of the commonest kind. To throw this net is a mattei

of some difficulty, but I tried it with my own hand, and suc-

ceeded in getting twelve fish. I strung pearls in their noses,

and let them go again in the water. I asked the inhabitants

and people acquainted witli history who IJaba Hasan Abdal was,

but no one could give me any specific information. The most

noted spot there is where a spring issues from the foot of the

hill. It is exceedingly pure and clear, and the following verse

of Mir Khusru may well be applied to it, " The water is so

transparent, that a blind man in the depth of night could see the

small particles of sand at the bottom." Kliwaja Shamsu-d din

Khwafi, who was for a long time the minister of ray respected

father, erected a small summer-house there/ and excavated a

cistern into which the water of the spring flows, supplying the

fields and jiardens with the means of irrigation. Close to it he

built a domed tomb for himself, but it was not his fate to be

buried there. Hakim Abu-1 Fath Gilani and his brother Hakim

Humam, who were the most intimate friends of my father, and

to whom" he entrusted all his secrets, were buried there by his

orders.^

On the 15th I encamped at Amardi, a most extraordinary

green plain, in which you cannot see a mound or hillock of any

kind. At this place and in the neighbourhood there are seven

' It is probable that this is the place now occupied by Sikh Granthis, who have

set up there the panja, or hand, of Btiba Xanak, and have established the cistern as

a sacred spot where the}' feed fat fisli. Considering at what a late period this place

came under the dominion of the Sikhs, it is cuiious that popular feeling should

concur iu the new belief that BabO. Nanak visited the spot and performed the

miracle ascribed to him, which is recorded by our mcdurn travellers who have visited

the spot.

2 There is an old tomb in this situation, -now domcless, which is no doubt the

lace indicated. The inhabitants say some prince is buried there, some say NQr

Jahan Bcgam, but she is buried not far from Jahangir, at Shahderah, in au elegant

structure like a bdrddari (summer-house), now falling rapidly to ruin.

37 EMPEROR JAHANGFR.

or eight thousand houses of Khat'irs and Dilazaks, who practise

every kind of turbulence, oppression, and highway robbery. I

gave orders that the sarkdr of Attak, as well as this tract of

country, should be made over to Zafar Khan, the son of Zain

Kh4n Koka, and I gave him directions, that before the return of

the royal camp from -Kabul, he should march off the whole of

the Dilazaks towards Lahore, and should seize the chiefs of the

Khaturs, and keep them in prison and fetters.^

On Monday, the 17th, I encamped near the fort of Attak,^

on the banks of the river Nilab, after making one march interme-

diately. At this place I promoted Mahabat Khan to the rank

of 2500. This fort, which is very strong, was constructed under

the direction and superintendence of Khwdja Shamsu-d din

Khwdfi by order of my father. In these days the Nilab was

very full, insomuch that the bridge consisted of eighteen boats,

over which people passed with great ease and security.. The

Amiru-l Umara was so weak and sick, that I left him at Attak,

and as the country around Kabul was not able to subsist so large

^ His orders appear to have been faithfully executed, for there are now no

Dilaz4ks here. There are some in Hazara, who call themselves Turks. Of the

Khaturs there are still several villages, such as Wake, Kate, etc., and the fertile

plain of Khatur is still called after their name. They called themselves Mughals,

and also say they were converted R&jpCits, whose original seat was Dehli. Others say

their name is owing to their being converted Khattris, others because they pnictise

agriculture {kheti). The little information which the people of this neighbourhood

can give about themselves is as remarkable now as in Jahangir's time. Of the

Dilazaks Elphinstone says :—"All the lower valley of the Caubul. all the plain of

Pesh&wer, with part of Bajour, ChuBh Huzaurab, and the countries east of them,

as far as the Hydaspes, belonged to the Afghaun tribe of Dilazauk, which is nowalmost extii-pated. The country between the Dilazauks and the range of Hindoo

Coosh on both sides of the Indus, formed the kingdom of Swaut, which was

inhabited by a distinct nation, and ruled by Sult&n Oneiss, whose ancestors had long

reigned over that country. The Ghorees descended to Peshawer in the reign of

Cawmraun, the son of Baubar, and with the assistance of that prince drove the

Dilazauks across the Indus ; of that numerous and powerful tribe, there are nowonly two or three villages to the west of the Indus. There are, however, some

thousand Dilazauks on the Indian side of the river."

—

Kingdom of Caubul, vol. ii.

pp. 12, 56.

^ At that period the place was called Attak Ban&ras, as it is now in the vicinity

of the place itself. [See suprd. Vol. V. p. 443.] Ban&ras is a small ruinous town,

about a mile to the east of the fort, where the tomb and garden of Bair5.m Beg, the

guardian of Akbar, are still conspicuous. *

WAKI'AT-I JAHANOmr. 38

a camp as accompanied uie, I ordered the hakhshis to allow no

one to cross the river except my own friends and household ; the

main camp being ordered to wait at Attak till my return.

On Wednesday, the 19th, I embarked with the Prince and a

few attendants on a raft, and passing over the Nilab ^ in safety,

landed on the bank of the Kama,'-^ the river which flows under

Jalalabad. These rafts are composed of bamboos and grass,

and placed on inflated skins. Here they call them Jdl^^ and in

rivers where there are many stones, they are safer than boats.*

I gave 12,000 rupees to Mir Sharif KmdXi and the officers who

were left on duty at Lahore, to be distributed to the poor ; and

orders were given to 'Abdu-r Razak M'amurl and Bihari Das,

paymaster of the Ahadis, to make arrangements for supplying

with every necessary the party who had been left behind with

Zafar Khan.

From that ground we moved, one march intervening, to mycamp near Sarai Bara. On the opposite side of the river Kamathere is a fort,^ built by Zain Khan Koka, when he was ap-

pointed to exterminate the Yusufzal Afghans. It is called

Naushahra, and nearly 50,000 rupees were expended in its con-

struction. They report that His Majesty Humdyun hunted

wolves in these parts, and I have heard my father say, that he

' The river is not now known by this name, since the town of NiUib has declined,

and Attak has risen. From the north-east downwards it is called Abbasfn, and from

Attak to K&labagb, the Attals. By the Ilindtis of that neighbourhood it is fre-

quently called the Sind, under which name they read of it in their iShfisters.

^ This name is derived from a fort nearly opposite Jalalabad, at the junction of

the Kuiier with the river which Englishmen call the Kabul river. The Kuner is

also called the K&ma ; but the lower part of the K&bul river, which Jahangir calls

the Kima, is now generally known as the Lundyc, or Landa. The Lundye proper

rises in the Panjkora country, and flows nearly due south into the Kabul river,

opposite Peshawar. Lieut. Macartney says that the stream is called the Kama from

Jalalabad as far as Peshawar.—•Elphiustone's Kingdom of Caubul, vol. ii. p. 473.

' Juld is now the term.

* Any one who has tried these convenient floats can testify to this. In the upper

rivers of the Panj&b an inverted bed is usually placed on two skins, and the float is

then cviWQa-Kha-ndo, " a bed-boat."

' There is now a Naushahra on either side of the river. Near the town of the

Yiisufzai bank the Kala-paui enters the Lundye.

39 EMPEROR JAHANGFR.

had liimself attended his father two or three times on these

excursions.

On Tuesday, the 25th, I moved to S?.r&i Daulatdbad. Ahmad

Beg Kabuli, the jdgirddr of Peshawar, brought the Yusufzai

and Ghoryd-khail chiefs with him to pay their respects. As I

was not pleased with his services, I removed him from the

government of that country, and bestowed it upon Sher Khan

Afghan.

On Wednesday, the 26th, I arrived at the garden of Sardar

Khan, near Peshawar. Ghorkhatri, a famous place of worship

amongst the Jogis, is in this neighbourhood, and I went to see

it in the possible chance of seeing some/a^ir, from whose society

I might derive advantage; but such a man is as rare as the

Philosopher's Stone or tlie^Anka; and all that I saw was a

small fraternity without any knowledge of God, the sight of

whom filled my heart with nothing but regret.

On Thursday Jamrud was our encamping ground.

On Friday we went through the Khaibar Pass, and encamped

at 'All Masjid.i * * *

A Hindu Murderer.

On the same day (3rd Safar) Kaliyau, son of E,4ja Bikramajit,

arrived from Gujarat. Many heinous deeds of villany were

reported of this mean and vicious character. One among his

other atrocities is that he kept a common woman of the Mu-hamniadan persuasion in his house, and for fear of being dis-

covered, he killed her father and mother, and buried them in his

house. I ordered him to be imprisoned until the facts were

ascertained. After conviction I ordered that his tongue should

be cut out,* that he should be kept in prison for life, and that

he should be fed at the same mess as the dog-keepers and

sweepers. *

• [End / Sir H. M. Elliot's translation. A note states that he deemed it unneces-

Baty to carry the translation of this itinerary further.]

* [This excision of the tongue is not mentioned in some MSS.]

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGFRr. 40

Bdbar's Memoirs.

With the object of acquiring information about the history of

Kabul, I used to read the Wdki'dt-i Bdba •/, which, all except

four parts {juzw), was written with his (Babar's) own hand. To

complete the work I copied these parts {ajzd) myself, and at the

end I added some paragraphs in the Turkish language, to show

that they were written by me. Although I was brought up in

Hindustan, yet I am not deficient in reading and writing Turki.

Prince Khusru.

On the 12th I summoned Khusru to my presence, and ordered

the chains to be put off from his legs, and that he should be

allowed to walk in the garden of Shahr-ard, for ray paternal affec-

tion had not so far departed as to induce me to deprive him of this

indulgence. * * * Although Khusru had been repeatedly guilt}'

of improper actions, and was deserving of a thousand punish-

ments, yet paternal affection did not allow me to take his life.

To bear with such wicked proceedings was incompatible with the

rules of government and policy;yet I overlooked his offences, and

he was kept in great comfort and ease. It was discovered that he

had sent people to several vile and wicked characters, and by pro-

mises had instigated them to raise disturbances, and to attempt

my life. Some of these wretched, shortsighted people conspired

together and formed the design of destroying me while engaged

in hunting at Kabul and its vicinity ; but as the favour of Pro-

vidence is the protector and preserver of kings, they found no

opportunity to commit that crime. Tbe day on which I halted

at Surkhab, one of the conspirators hastily came to Khwaja

Kuraishi, the diwdn of Prince Khurram, and said that about

50(y insurgents, with Fathu-Ua, son of Hakim Abii-l Fath,

Niiru-d din, son of Ghiyasu-d din AH, Asaf Khan, and Sharif,

son of Ftimadu-d daula, were, at the instigation of Khusru, on

the watch for a suitable opportunity of making an attack upon

me. The Khwaja immediately reported the matter to Khurram,

^' EMPEROR JAHANGfR.

who in great perturbation instantly came and informed me. I

blessed the Prince, and resolved to take measures for the appre-

hension of all those imprudent persons, and for treating them

with every kind of severe punishment. But again I thought

that as I was now on a journey, their pursuit would cause the

disturbance and dispersion of my camp, and accordingly only the

chief insurgents were captured. Fathu-lla Khan was placed in

prison, in charge of some trustworthy persons, while the two

other wretches, with three or four more ringleaders of those

cursed revolters, were killed.

Third Year of the Reign.

The third Nauroz after my happy accession to the throno

occurred on Thursday, the 2nd of Zi-1 hijja, corresponding with

the 1st of Farwardin, and the world-enlightening Sun, after

leaving the sign of Pisces, entered that of Aries. The festival

of Nauroz was celebrated in the village of Rankata, which is at

the distance of five kos from the city of Aigra. * * *

As the magnificent sepulchre of my father was on the road,

I thought that if I now went to see it, ignorant people would

consider that I went to visit it only because it was on my road,

I therefore determined that I would proceed direct to the city,

and then, as my father, in accordance with his vow respecting

my birth, had gone on foot from Aigra to Ajmir, in the same

manner I would also walk from the city to his splendid sepulchre,

a distance of two and a half Acs. Would t]\^A I could have gone

this distance upon my head !

n Saturday, the 5th of the month, at noon, in an auspicious

hojr, I set out towards the city. As I went, I distributed about

5000 rupees to the beggars, who lined both sides of the road

along the whole way, till I entered my palace within the fort.

On the same day. Raja Nar Shigh Deo brought to me a white

leopard. Though among animals of other species, both qiiad-

rupeds and birds, there may be some of white colour, distinguishes

WAKrAT-I JAHANOrRr. 42

by the name of touighun^^ yet a Vvliite leopard I bad never seen

up to tliis time.

On Thiirsc' \y, tbe 8th of Muharram, a.h. 1016, J:ilalu-d dni

Mas'iid, who lield tbe rank of 400, and was not destitute of

courage, and in several actions had shown valour which was more

nearly allied to rashness, e::pired of dysentery at tlie age of

between fifty and sixty years. He was piucb addicted to opium,

and took it after breaking it into small pieces like cheese. He

often received it from the hands of his mother. When his illness

gvew worse, and symptoms of death were visible, she took a large

quantity of the same opium which she used to give him, and died

a few minutes after he departed this world. To this time such

matei'nal love for a son has never been heard of. It is a custom

amonsr the Hindus that women burn themselves alive after the

death of their husbands, cither through affection, or for the sake

of the honour and reputation of their fathers and relations ; but

a thing like this was never known to be done by any mother,

whether among the MuhammaJans or Hindus.

On the 15th of the same month I bestowed the finest of my

horses on Kaja, Man Singh in consequence of tlie affection which

I entertained for iiim. As I had asked Jagat Singh, the eldest

son of Raja Man Singh, for the hand of his daugiiter, I sent to

the Kaja, on the 16th, a suir, of 80,000 rupees on account of one

of the nuptial ceremonies, called mchak} Mukarrab Kiian sent

me from the Port of Kambhait (Kambay) a piece of European

tapestry, which was so beautifully made that I had never seen

any work of the Faringis equal to it before.

On the 4th of Rabi'u-l awwal, the daughter of Jagat Sing

entered mv Seraglio, and the nuptial ceremonies were performed

in the residence of Mariam-i Zaman. Among other valuables

which Raja Man Singh sent with her were sixty elephants.

As I was very anxious to extirpate the liana, I determined

*

kj »j is siud in the Turki Dictionary to mean exclusively a white hawk. It

is not tound in Uictiardson's Diction ry.

* [I'riseutatiou of Bimm to the bride.]

43 EMPEROR JAHANOrR.

to send Mahabat Kh4n ap^ainst liim, and placed 12,000 liorse,

perfectly equipped, with some experienced officers, under his

command, besides 500 Ahadis, 2000 musketeers, artillery to

the number of seventy or eighty guns, and elephant and

camel-swivels, and sixty elephants. I also ordered a treasure of

twenty lacs of rupees to be sent with this army.

Khan-khdnan, who was my preceptor, came from Burhanpur,

and paid me a visit. He was so -anxious to see me, that he did

not know whether he cam.e on foot or head. Tie threw himself

in great agitation at my feet. With great kindness and favour

I raised up his head with my hands, and with much affection

took him in my arms and kissed his face. He presented mewith two rosaries of rubies and pearls, and several rubies and

emeralds, to the value of three lacs of rupees, besides many other

articles of all sorts. * * *

On the 22ud Xsaf Khan presented me with a rnby seven

tanks in weight, which was purchased by his brother Abu-l

Kdsim in the port of Kambhait for 75,000 rupees. Its colour

and form were exceedingly good, but in my opinion it w^o not

worth more than 60,000 rupees.

On the 24th the sons of Khan-khanan, who w^ere cominir

after liim, also arrived and paid their respects. They presented

me with 25,000 rupees. On ihe same day the Khan also pre-

sented me with ninety elephants. This day a doe was brought,

which freely allowed itself to be milked, and produced four

sers of milk every day. Such a doe I had never seen or heard

of. There is no difference of taste between the milk of a doe

and that of a cow or a female buffalo. It is said to be a remedy

for asthma.

On the 11th Raja Man Singh, -in order to make his prepara-

tions for the equipment of the army of the Dakhin, ^'ji'Vitr he

was ordered to proceed, asked for leave to go to Amber, his

native country. I granted his request, and gave him an elephant,

which was called Hushiyar Mast.

On the 21st Khan-khanan, having undertaken to suppress all

WAKI'AT-I .TAHi^LNGFRr. 44

the disturbances which had arisen in the territory of Nizamu-1

Mulk at the death of the Late Emperor, wrote ajocument, in

which he engaged that if he did not successfully perform this

service within two years, ho would confess himself liable to

punishment, provided only that, besides the army which was

already in the province, a force of 12,000 horse and a treasure

of ten lacs of rupees be placed at his disposal. I ordered that

he should immediately be provided wHh every equipment for the

army, and gave him leave to proceed to his duty.

As Kishen Singh, the youngest maternal uncle of Khurram,

had rendered many valuable services while with Mahabat Khan,

and in the engagement with the army of the Rana had received

a spear-wound in his foot, had killed twenty of the Rana's dis-

tinguished officers, and captured about 3000 men, he was now

raised to the rank of 2000 personal salary, and the command

of 1000 horse. * * *

On Tuesday the 17th, T went on foot to see the resplendent

sepulchre of my father. If I could, I would travel this distance

upon my eye-lashes or my head. My father, when he made a

vow respecting my birth, had gone on foot from Fathpiir to Ajmir

on a pilgrimage to the slirine of the great Khwaja Mu'iim-d din

Chishti, a space of 120 Aos, and it would therefor-e be nothing

very oreat if I were to go this short distance upon my head or

eyes. When I had obtained the good fortune of visiting the

tomb, an 1 had examined the building which was erected over it,

I did not find it to my liking. My intention vras, that it should

be so exquisite that the travellers of the world could not say

they had seen one like it in any part of the inhabited earth.

While the work was in progress, in consequence of the rebellious

conduct of the unfortunate Khusru, I was obliged to march

towards ''".ahore. The builders had built it according to their

own taste, and had altered the original design at their dis-

cretion. The whole money had been thus expended, and the

work had occupied three or four years. I ordered thao clever

architects, acting in concert with some intelligent persons, shoyld

45 EMi^EROli JAHANGFR.

pull down the objectionable parts which I pointed out. Bydegrees a very large and magnificent building was raised, with

a nice garden round it, entered by a lofty gate, consisting of

minarets made of white stone. The total expense of this large

building was reported to me to amount to 50,000 tumdtis of

'Irak, and forty-five Jacs o^ khdnis of Turan.

On Sunday, the 23rd, I went to the house of liakim 'Ali, to

see the reser'^oir, like one which was made in the time of myfather in Lahore. I was accompanied by a body of attendants

who had not seen it. The size of the reservoir was six yards

each way, and by its side was made a chamber, which was ex-

ceedingly well lighted, and which had a passage to it through the

water, but not a drop could penetrate the chamber. It was so

large that ten or twelve persons could sit in it. The Hakim pre-

sented me there with what money and articles he could produce

at the time. After seeing the chamber, and allowing all myattendants to examine it, I returned to my palace, having

honoured the Hakim with the rank of 2000. * *

On the 6th of Zi-1 hijja, Mukarrib Khan sent me a picture,

stating that tlie Portuguese believed it to be the portrait of

Timur. It was represented that, at the time when Ilderim

Bayazid was taken prisoner by the victorious army of that

Emperor, a Christian, who was then the governor of Istambol,

sent an ambassador with presents to offer terms of submission.

He was accompanied by a painter, who drew a portrait of the

Emperor, and on his return carried it away with him. If this

had been true, in my opinion there could not have been a more

valuable ouriositj' in my possession ; but ac it bore no resemblance

to his royal descendants, I was not at all satisfied of the truth

of the statement.

Fourth. Year of the Reign.

[The Nauroz of the Fourth Year fell on tha 14th ZI-1 hijja,

1017 (llth March, 1609).

It had now becoive manifest that, to secure the settlement of

WAKrAT-I JAHANGrRr. 46

the Dakliin, one of the Princes must be sent thither, and I

accordingly resolved upon sending Parwez.^]

Fifth Year of the Reign.

[The Nau-roz of the Fifth Year fell on the 24tli Zi-1 hijja,

1018 (10th March, 1610).]

Outbreak at Patna.

[On the 19th of TIrdibihisht, in the fifth year of my reign, a

wonderful event took place in Patna, which is the chief residence

of the governor of the province of Bihar. When Afzal Khan,

the governor of the province, was about to march to Gorakpur,

which had been recently conferred on him in jdgir, and which lies

at about sixty kos distance from Patna, he placed the fort and

the city in charge of Shaikh Banaras- and Ghiyas Zain KhanI

the diicdn, and other mansahdars ; but thinking that there was

no enemy in the country, lie never thought of making provision

for the security of the fort and city.

It happened that in his absence a turbulent and seditious

person of tTch, by name Kutb, came in the habit of a fciki)\

into the territory of TJjjainiya, which lies near Patna, and having

made friends with some people of notorious character, declared

himself to be Khusru, and said that, having escaped from

prison, he had come there ; and that those who joined and helped

him should share in his success. With such false words, he

assured those foolish people of the truth of his pretensions. As

his eyes had been branded in days gone by, he told those people

•hat while he was in prison hot cups had been tied over his eyes,

which had left that mark.- By tiiese means he succeeded in col-

lecting a number of horse and foot. As these insurgents had

received intelligence of Afzal Khan's absence from Patna, they

took advantage of the opportunity, and having entered the city,

' [Asaf Khan was sent with him as his atdlik or tutor.

—

Ikbdl-ndma, Ma-dsir-i

JahdugiriJ]

^ [An attempt had been made to blind KhusrCi. See iiifrd, Extract from I)ttikhdb-i

Jdhdiigir-Sltdh /.]

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EMPEROR JAHANOrR.47

made an attack upon the fort. On one occasion Shaikh Banarasi,

who was in the fort, being confounded, came down to the gate

;

but the enemy pushed in, and would not let him close it. Then

he went with Ghiyas, and getting out of a window on the river-

side, they procured a boat, and endeavoured to make their way

to Afzal Khan.

The rebels, flushed with success, entered the fort, took posses-

sion of all the property of Afzal Khan, and all the royal treasure.

A number of the vagabonds and adventurers of the city and

suburbs also joined with them. The intelligence of this outrage

reached Afzal Khan in Gorakpur, and Shaikh Banarasi and

Ghiyas also arrived by water. Several letters from the city

stated that the pretender was only an impostor, and had falsely

assumed the name of Khusni. Afzal Khan, depending upon

the favour of God and the aid of my fortunate star, immediately

marched against the insurgents. In five days lie arrived at

Patna. The enemy having left one of their leaders in the fort,

marched out both horse and foot to oppose him, and took post

at four kos from the city, on the river Punpun, in array of battle.

The engagement began, and the insurgents, after a slight resist-

ance, took to flight in consternation. A number of them Aed

back into the fort, bat Afzal Khan pursued them so closely, that

he prevented them from shutting the gate. In panic they rushed

into the house of Afzal Khan, and there held out till the

evening. They shot about thirty men with their arrows. The

impostor at last, when his companions were going to hell, and he

had become helpless, came out to the presence of Afzal Khan.

The Khan, to quash the rebellion, put him to death on the same

day, and sent several of his followers who had been captured

into confinement. When I was informed of this outbreak, I had

Shaikh Ban4rasi, Ghiyas Rihani, and the other officers brought

to Agra. I then ordered that their heads and beards should be

shaved, and that they should be dressed in sordid garments, and

be paraded round the city on tlie backs of asses, as a punishment

to them and as a warning to ethers.]

WAKI'AT T TAilANGrRr. 43

Affairs of the Dakhin.

[On the 2nd i^ban, Khan-khanan eame to present himself

before me. I had received many complaints, true or untrue,

about him, so I was estranged from him, and did not treat him

with that kindness and attention which I had ever shown him,

and which I had seen my venerable father show him. He had

been sent on service to the Dakhin for a certain time, in attend-

ance upon Prince Parwez. He and other amirs had started on

this important duty ; but when he arrived at Burhanpur, regard-

less of the time being unfavourable for operations, and the want

of supplies and necessaries, he led Sultan Parwez and the army

to the Balaghat. Ill-feeling and discord prevailed among the

amirs, and at length the grain was exhausted, and none was to

be obtained for money. The men were reduced to distress, and

there was no means of c^irrying the matter further. Horses,

camels, and other quadrupeds sank exhausted. So he patched

up a sort of peace with the enemy, and conducted Sultan Parwez

and the army back to Burhanpur. This reverse and distress

brought me many letters of complaint against Kiian-khanau,

but I did not believe all that was stated. A letter also came

from Khan Jalian, in which he said, "All the disasters have

happened through the bad management of the Khan-khanan.

Either confirm him in his command, or recall him to Court and

appoint me to perform the service. If 30,000 horse are sent as

a reinforcement, I will undertake in the course of two years to

recover all the Imperial territory from the enemy, to take Kanda-

har and other fortresses on the frontier, and to make Bijapur a

part of the Imperial dominions. If I do not accomplish this in

the period named, I will never show my face at Court again."

As the relations between Khan-khanan and tiie other sdrdars

were unsatisfactory, I did not think it right to uphold him, so I

removed him, and appointed Khan Jahan to the command. * *

From the time of the conquest of Ahmadnagar by my late

brother Daniyal to the present, the place had been under the

command of Khwajd Beg Miiza Safawi, a relation of Shdh

49 EMPEROR JAHANGfR.

Tahmasp of Persia; but since their late successes, the Dakhini;

had invested the town. Every eftort was made to defend the

place, and Khan-khanan, and the other amirs who were with

Prince Parwez at Burhanpur, marched* fortli to relieve it.

Through the jealousies and dissensions of the leaders, and

from want of supplies, the army was conducted by improper

roads through mountains and difficult nasses, and in a short

time it was disorganized, and so much in want of food, that it

was compelled to retreat. The hopes of the garrison were fixed

on this force, and its retreat filled them with despair. They

desired to evacuate the place. Khwaja Beg Mirza did his best

to console and encourage them ; but in vain, so he capitulated

on terms, and retired with his men to Burhanpur. When the

despatches arrived, and I found that the Kliwaja had fought

bravely and done his best, T promoted him to a mansah of 5000,

and gave him a suitable y^f/i/-.]

Sixth Year of the Reign.

[New Year's Day of the sixth year fell on the Gth Muharram,

1020 (12th March, 1611).] * * *

One of the royal slaves, who was employed as an ornamental

carver, presented me with a most extraordinary instance of his

ingenuity. It was such a marvel as I had neither seen nor heard

of before, and therefore a brief description of it will be interest-

.ing. He had fixed within the shell of a filbert a piece of painted

ivor}^, wliich he had divided into four compartments. The first

contai-ns five individuals. Two are wrestling with each other.,

the third stands with a spear, the fourth bears a heavy stone,

and the fifth is sitting with his liands on the ground, with a staff,

a bow, and a ,<;up J>efore him. The second port reprcs.'^nt'? a

throne, on which a king sits under a magnificent canopy, dieleg is crossed over the other, and he has a cu.shion behind hi.s

back". Five servants are in attendance round about him, and

frlie shade of a tree spreads over the whole. The third part

exhibits a party of rope-dancers. Tliere is a long bamboo Bvp-

WAKFAT-I JAHANGfRr. cQ

ported by three ropes. One man 'dances upon the rope in an

extraordinary attitude. He holds his right leg at the back of

his head by his left hand. There is a goat also standing on the

top of a stick. The second man beats a drum which hangs

round his neck, while the third person stands holding up his

hands and looking at the rope. Five individuals are also stand-

ing by him, one bearing a stick in his hand. The fourth part

represents a large tree, under which Jesus Christ is sitting. One

man is bowing his head at the feet of Jesus, while an old man

is talking with him. Four other men are standing by his side.

In acknowledgment of this wonderful piece of workmanship, I

rewarded the artist with a handsome present and an increase of

his allowances. * * *

Regulations.

It had repeatedly come to my hearing, that the amirs at the

frontier posts were in the habit of requiring certain observances

to which they had no right, paying no regard to the established

rules and ordinances. Accordingly, the bakhshis were ordered

to i&^ne farmans prohibiting them from observing in future those

practices which are peculiar to emperors. 1. Not to sit at the

jharoka or window.^ 2. Not to give the amirs and sarddrs serving

under them the annoyance of their own chair or of requiring

obeisance to the chair.^ 3. Not to have elephant fights. 4. Not

to punish any person by ordering him to be blinded, or to have his

nose or ears cut off. 5. Not to forcibly impose Musulmdn burdens

{taUif-i Musulmdni) on any oue.^ 6. Not to grant titles to their

1 [Not to show themselves at tine window to he people, as was the practice of

emperors.]

2 [The words are JuuJ" » <^_jJ»- ^y^ '—•^h^^ \,.S^T L^V '^ 3 f* -

i^u:Jj ^*r>- . The Ma-dsir repeats the exact words. The Ikbdl-ndma substitutes

isLlt^lj ^-Ua:»j (servants of the State) for the first part of the sentence, and

leaves out the second ehauki (chair). The meaning is perhaps this: "They were not

to sit in state themselves nor to require obeisance to an empty chair placed Ir ilio

Emperor."].

^ [This prohibition is not iepc(ited either iu the Ikhdl-tidma or Ma-dsir-i /((/«;.,, ' /.]

51 EMPEROR JAIIAXCrR.

servants. 7. Not to require tlie servants of the State to bow

their bodies or to touch 'the ground before tbem.^ 8. Not to

trouble the singers and musicians to give chairs after the manner

of a darhar? 9. Noi to have the drums beaten at the time of

their going out. 10. When they presented a horse or elephant

to any man, whether a public or private servant, they were not

to require obeisance from him with a horse's bridle or an ele-

phanfs goad placed npon his back. 11, Not to make the royal

servants to walk on foot in their retinue. 12. Not to. place their

seals upon letters addressed to royal servants. These rules, which

were promulgated under the title of A'in-i Jahdngt)% are now

in force.

Seventh Year of the Reign.

[New Year"'s Day of the seventh year fall on the 17th

Muharrara, 1021 (12th March, 1612).]

War in Bengal.

[Just at this time, a despatch arrived from Islam Khan, with

intelligence of the defeat of the enemy, and the deliverance of

the country of Bengal from the sway of 'Usman the Afghan.

Before entering upon this subject, a few particulars respecting

Bengal may be recorded. It is an extensive country, situated in

the second clime. Its length is 450 kos, extending from Bandar

Chatgam (the port of Chittagong) to Garhi, and its breadth, from

the northern mountains to the province of Madaran (Midnapur),

is 220 kos. Its revenue amounted to sixty krors of ddms.^ In

former times, its governors always maintained 8000 horse, one

lac of foot soldiers, 1000 elephants, and 400 or 500 war boats.

From the time of Sher Khan Afghan and his sor^ Salim Khan,

^ [To make kornish or taslim.'\

^ [jkiiilj .iS\i^ S^>- ,_ p-1^." The n-hdl-ndma omits this interdict. The

Ma-dsir transposes the words " chauki dddan " and reads " dddan-i chauki." There

•would seem to be some conventional meaning of the words " takllf chauki," which

was not generally understood even when these works were written. J* [One kror and fifty lacs of rupees.

—

Jkbal-ndma.]

WAKI-AT-I .TAnANGrRr. 52

this country Lad remained in the possession of the Af<^hans.^

When my revered lather mounted and adorned the throne of

Hfindustan, he appointed an army to subdue it. Strenuous

efforts to effect its conquest were for a long time maintained, and

at length it was wrested from the hands of Daud Kirani, the

last vuler of the country, who was killed, and his forces defeated

and scattered by Khan Jahan.

From that time to the present the country has been governed

by servant* of the Empire, excepting only a remnant of Afghans

who remained in the recesses and on the borders of the country.

By dejirees these fell into trouble and distress, and the whole

country was annexed to the Imperial dominions. When I

ascended the throne, in the first year of my reign, I recalled

Man Singh, who had long been governor of the country, and

appointed my kohaltd&h Kutbu-d din to succeed him. Soon

after his arrival, he was assassinated by one of the turbulent

characters of the country, who met with his reward and was

killed.* Jah^n^ir Kuli Khan, whom I had made a commander

of 5000, was governor of the province of Bihar, and was near

to Bengal, so I ordered him to proceed thither and take posses-

sion of the country. Islam Khan was then at i^gra, and 1 sent

d,farmdn to Liin, granting him the province of Bihar in jdgir^

and directing him to proceed there. Jahangir Kuli Khan had

not been long there when he fell ill, and died from the effects of

the climate. On receiving intelligence of his death, I appointed

Islam Khan to succeed him, and sent directions for him to pro-

ceed thither with all speed, leaving Bihar in charge -of Afzal

Khan.

On my appointing him to this great service, some of myservants made remarks upon hia youth and want of experience,

but I perceived that he had nobility of character and talents, so

I selected him. The result has been, that he has brought the

1 ["After the death of Salim Kh&n, SulairaSin Kir&ni ruled over it. "

—

Ikhdl-ndma.\

2 [Sher-Afgan, first husband of N(ir Jabkn.—See post, Extracts from the Ikhdl.

ndma.'}

53 EMPEROR JAIIANOrR.

country into a state of order, such as no one of his predecessors

in the office had ever been -able to acconipHsli. One of his most

signal services has been tlie suppression of 'Usman the Afghan.

During the reign of my father, the royal forces had continual

encounters with this man, but were unable to subdue him

Islam Klian took up his quarters at Dacca, to bring the zamin-

ddrs of that vicinity to submission, and he formed the design of

sending an army against 'Usman and his country, to induce him

to make profession of allegiance, or else to exterminate him and

his turbulent followers. Shuja'at Khan was at this time with

Islam Khan, and he was appointed to command the force ap-

pointed for this service. Several other of the servants of the

State, such as * *, were sent with him. * * When they arrived

near 'Usman's fortress and country, some able speakers vv'ere sent

to advise him to, renounce his rebellious habits, and to become a

good subject ; but he was too proud and ambitious. He cherished

the design of subduing tbis country, and had other projects in

his head. He would not listen to a word, but got ready for

battle. He took a position in a village on the bank of a ndla^

surrounded by water and marsh. Sluija'at Khan determined

to attack, and arranged his forces in tbeir respective places.

'Usman had not intended to fight that day ; but wben he heard

that the Imperial forces were in motion, he mounted and rode to

the bank of the ndla to arrange iiis men.

The battle began, and the fight waxed warm. At the very

first the bold rebel, mounted on a fierce elephant, pushed forward

and encountered the advanced force. After a sharp struggle, the

commanders of the attacking force were killed. Iftikhar Khan,

the commander of the right wing, showed no want of gallantry,

and was killed fighting, while his men fought desperately till

they were cut to pieces. In the left wing also Kishwar Klian

fell, after performing great deeds of valour.

Although the enemy had lost many men, their intrepid leader

conceived a well-devised and skilful movement.^ He knew that

V [He was very fat and heavy, and rode ou an elephant in a howda.—Ikbul-ndma.]

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the commanders of the advance and of the right and left wings

had fallen, but that the centre remained. So, he~ed)ess of h'S

dead and wounded, he made a fierce assault u^ion the centre.

The sons and brothers and relatives of Shuja'at Khan, with

some others, cast themselves in his way like lions and panthers,

and fought desperately tooth and nail, till many of them were

slain, and such as survived were severely wounded.

The leading elephant, a very fierce one, attacked Shuja'at

Khan, and he wounded it with his spear, but wliat does such an

animal care for a spear ? Shuja'at drew his sword and gave it

two cuts, but what did it care for that ? He then wounded it

twice with his dagger, but even then it did not turn, but sought

to bear down both the Khan and his horse. As he was thrown

from his horse, he shouted " Jahangir Shah !" and then sprung

to his feet. One of his attendants struck the elephant on his

fore-legs with a two-handed sword, and brought him to his knees.

Shuja'at and his attendant then threw his driver to the ground,

and with the same dagger he wounded the elephant in the trunk

and forehead so that he shrieked with pain and turned back. The

animal had received so many wounds, that he fell on reaching

the enemy's ranks.

Shuja'at Khan's horse got up unhurt ; but while he was mount-

ing, the baffled foe drove another elephant against the standard-

"bearer of Shuja'at Khan, to overthrow both horse and standard.

Shuja'at raised a shout of warning to the standard-bearer, and

cried, "Act like a man, I am yet alive." Every man near the

standard directed his arrow, his dagger, or his sword against the

elephant. Shuja'at Khan bade the standard-bearer arise, and

calling for another horse, made him remount and again raise the

standard.

During this struggle, a musket-ball struck the forehead of the

rebel commander, but the hand which fired it was never known,

though .inquiry was made. As soon as he received the wound,

'Usman fell back, for he knew tliat it was mortal. Still for two

watches and a half, in spite of his wound, he kept urging his

55 EMPEROR JAHi^NOrR.

men on, and the fight and slaughter was continued. At length

the foe gave way, and the troops pursued them to the position

they had fortified. Still they kept up a discharge of arrows

and muskets, and prevented the royal Torces from obtaining an

entrance.

When Wall the brother, and Mamrez the son, of 'Usman, and

other of his friends, were informed of the severe wound he had

received, they knew that he could not survive ; they also reflected

that if after sucli a defeat they broke and made for their fast-

nesses, not one of them would escape ; so they resolved to remain

in their position for the night, and to escape just before break of

day to their fortresses. At midnight 'Usman departed, to hell,

and in the following watch the enemy, carrying off" his body, and

leaving all their equipage standing, made off to their strongholds.

Upon hearing of their flight, Shiija'at Khan proposed to pursue

them, and not give them time to draw breath ; but the exhaus-

tion of the troops, the burying of the dead, and the tending of

the wounded, prevented him, to his great chagrin. 'Abdu-1

Islam, son of Mu'azzam Khan, now arrived with several officers,

GOO horse, and 400 gunners. With these fresh troops he started

in pursuit. Wall, who was now the leader of the rebels, on

being informed of this, {^resolved to ask for peace). Shuja'at

Khan and the other officers accepted the proposition, and granted

terms. Next day AVali, and the sons and relations of 'Usman,

came into the Imperial camp, and presented forty-nine elephants,

with other tribute. Shuja'at Khan then left some forces to watch

the country held by the enemy, while he carried Wall and his

Afghan prisoners to Jahdngir-nagar (Dacca), which he entered

on the 6th Safar, and waited on Islam Khan. * * In reward of

this service, I raised Islam Khan to the dignity of 6000, and I

gave Shuja'at Khan the title of " Kustam of the age," with a

mansah of 1000.] * * *

On the 16th of the month of Farwardin, Mukarrab Khan,

one of my chief, confidential and oldest nobles, having received

WA'KI'AT-I JAII.VNGI'Iir. 5^

the dignity of 3000, and the command of 2000 horse, gained the

honour of being presented to me on his arrival from Kambay.

Certain political considerations induced me to depute him to the

seaport town of Goa,^ to visit the ivazir or ruler of that place.

I further asked him to purchase certain articles procurable there,

which might suit my taste. In obedience to orders, he set out

directly for that harbour, and resided there for a long time. Hedid not regard the expense, but purchased several articles from

the Feringis, at any price they asked. On his return, he presented

the precious things he had bought in Goa. Amongst these were

a few animals which excited my curiosity, and which I had never

seen before. No one even knew their names.

The Emperor Babar has in his Memoirs given an able descrip-

tion and pictured representation of several animals ; but it is-

most probable he never ordered the painters to draw them from

the life. But as the animals now before me were of such exquisite

rarity, I wrote a description of them, and order 1 that their

pictures should be drawn in the Jahdngir-ndyna, with the view

that their actual likenesses might afford a greater surprise to the

reader than the mere description of them. One of the birds

resembled a peahen, but ^yas a little larger in size, though less than

a peacock. When he was desirous of pairing, he used to spread

his tail and feathers, and danced about like a peacock. His beak

and feet resembled those of a barn-door fowl. His head, neck,

and throat changed their colour every minute ; but when anxious

to pair, he became a perfect red, and seemed to be a beautiful

piece of coral. After some time, he was as white as cotton, and

sometimes he got as blue as a turquoise, and in short turned all

colours like a chameleon. The piece of flesh which is attached

to his head looked like the comb of a cock. But the curious

part of it was this, that piece of flesh, when ho was about to pair,

^ Though this is spelt Goa, or rather Goh, in the original, it is most probable that

Goga is meant ; and indeed in one copy it is spelt Goda, whore the d may have been

inserted for ^. Goa was much beyond Mukarrab Khan's jurisdiction ; whereas Goga

was in it. Goga is the seaport of Ahmadubad, and was at one time the chief p6rt of

the Gulf of Kambay.—See Briggs's Citii^ •/ Uujariahlan, p. 281.1

57 EMPEIIOR JAUANGFR.

hung down a span long, like the trunk of an elephant, and when

ao;ain restored to its position, it was erected over his head to the

height of two fingers, like the horn of a rhinoceros. The part

round his eyes remained constantly of a blue colour, and was

never subject to change, which was not the case with his wings,

which were always changing their colour, contrary to those of a

peacock.^ * * *

I put the ttkd on the forehead of Dalpat with my Royal

hands, selected him as the successor of his father, and conferred

upon him the jdgir and country of the deceased Rai Singh. _A

liandsome ornamented inkstand and pen was this day given by

Ttimadu-d daula.

Lakhmi Chand, the Raja of Kamaun, one of the chief Rajas

in the hills, was son of Raja Rai, who, at the time of waiting upon

the late King, sent a petition, asking that the son of Raja Todar

Mai might lead him to the royal presence, and his request was

complied with. Lakhmi Chand now likewise begged me to order

the son of I'timadu-d daula to conduct him to the Court ; and to

meet his wishes, I sent Shahpur to bring him into my presence.

Tlie hill-chief had brought a great number of the valuable rarities

of his mountains for my acceptance. Amongst them were beau-

tiful strong ponies called Guts, several hawks and falcons,

numerous pods of musk, and whole skins of the musk-deer

with the musk in them. He also presented me with various

swords which were called Jihandah and Jcatdra. This Raja

is the richest hill-chief, and it is said that there is a gold mine

in Jiis territory.

•As Khwaja Jahan had greatly distinguished himself in archi-

tecture, I sent him to Lahore to build a handsome palace for me.

Defeat in the Dakhin.

[Affairs in the Dakhin were in a very unsatisfactory state, in

consequence of the bad generalship and want of care of Khan-i

J This description is evidently meant for a turkey-cock—which, strange to say, is

in Turkish ascribed to India, and called Uind Tdughi.—See David's Turkish Grammar,

p. 133.

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'azam, and a defeat had been suffere'd by 'Abdu-lla Khan. I

summoned Khwaja Abu-1 Hasan to my presence, and after

inquiry, I ascertained that the disaster was attributable partly to

the conceit and rashness of 'Abdu-lla Khan, and partly to discord

and want of co-operation among the a?nirs.

'Abdu-lla Khan and the officers who had been appointed to

serve under him, marched with the army of Gujarat by way of

Nasik Tirbang. This force was well equipped ; its numbers were

from 10,000 to 14,000, and the officers serving in it were * *, It

had been arranged that another force should advance from the

side of B'i^v under the command of Raja Man Singh, Khan-

Jahan, the Amirn-l Umard, and other officers. These two armies

were to keep up communications, and to be informed of each

other's movements, so tliat they might at an appointed time close

in upon the enemy. If this plan had been carried out frankly

and cordially without jealousy, it is very probable that under

God's grace it would have succeeded.

'Abdu-lla Khan, having passed the Ghats, entered the country

of the enemy, but made no arrangements for sending messengers

to obtain intelligence of the other force, and to regulate his

movements in concert, so as to place the enemy between the two

armies. He trusted entirely to his own power, and thought that

if he could effect the victory himself, it would be all the better.

Acting upon this view, he paid no heed to Raja Man Singh when

the latter wished to settle a concerted plan.

The enemy kept a sharp watch over his movements, and sent a

large force of Mahrattas {bargiydn), who skirmished witli him all

day, and harassed him at night with rockets and other fiery pro-

jectiles, till the main body of the enemy drew near, and he was

quite unaware of their proximity, although he approached Daulat-

abad, a stronghold of the Dakhinis. * * 'Ambar the black-fiiced,

who had placed himself in command of the enemy, continually

brought up reinforcements till he had assembled a large force,

and he constantly annoyed 'Abdu-lla with rockets and various

kinds of fiery missiles (dtash-bdzi), till he reduced him to a sad

59 EMPEROr. JAiIANGFR,

condition. So, as the Imperial army had received no reinforce-

ments, and the enemy was in great force, it was deemed expedient

to retreat, and prepare for a new campaign. All the chiefs were

unanimous in favour of this, and before dawn they began to fall

back. The enemy pressed upon them to the boundaries of their

own territory, but either side held its own. But a party of our

force courted a serious encounter, and 'Ali Marh'in Khan, after a

valorous conflict, was left wounded in the hands of the encmy.^ * *

After anotlier day, when they reached the frontier of Raja

Baharjiu, an adherent of the Imperial throne, the enemy retired,

and 'Abdu-lla Khan proceeded to Gujarat. It seems clear, that if

proper precautions had been taken, and the two forces had been

kept in co-operation, the objects of the campaign would have been

accomplished. On ihe retreat of 'Abdu-lla, the army, which

marched by way of Birar, had no alternative but to retire ; so

it retreated and joined the camp of Prince Parwez, near Burhan-

pur. On receiving this information, I was greatly excited, ai^d

felt inclined to proceed thither myself to retrieve the position.

But Khwaja Abu-1 Hasan remonstrated * *, and I resolved to

send Khan-khanan * *.

The Dakhinis now made proposals for peace. 'Adil Khan pro-

fessed amity, and promise \ if the affairs of the Dakhinis

were left to him, that he would restore sundry districts to the

Imperial officers. I did not come to any decision on the matt' r,

but left it to Khan-khanan.]

Eighth Year of the Reign. .

[The eighth New Year's Day of my reign fell on the 26th

Muharram, 1022 a.h. (8th March, 1613 a.d.)-]

Journey to Ajmir and Campaign against the '\d.

[On the 2nd Sha'ban I left Agra, with the intention of paying

1 [He was carried to Daulatab-^d, and Malik 'Ambar appointed a surgeon to attend

him, but he died in a few days. A saying of his, continues the Ikbdl-ndma, has

become famous. A person attending him observed, "Victory is in the hands of

heaven." He replied, " Truly victory is vilb heaven, but the battle is for man."]

WAKI'AT-I JAIIA'XGrEr. ^^

a visit to Ajmi'r, having two objects in view. One, to pay a visit

to the tomb of Khwaja Mu'inu-d din Chishti, whose blessed

influence had operated so powerfully on the fortunes of mydynasty. Second, to overcome and subjugate Amar Singh, who

was the greatest of the zdmincars and rdjds of Hindustan. All

the rdjds and rdis of the country have acknowledged him and

his ancestors to be their chief and head. The sovereignty and

government have been held by this fam'ly for a long time. For

many years they held rule in the east country, and then had the

title of Rdjd. Aftervvards they fell upon the Dakhin, and brought

the greater part of that country under their sway, when they

took the title of Riip, " handsome," instead of that of Rdjd. After

that they overran the mountain land of Mewat, and still advanc-

ing they got possession of the fortress of Jaipur.

From that date ^ up to the present year, which is the eighth of

my reign, 1471 years have passed. Twenty-six individuals ot

this race have reigned over a period amounting to 1010 years,

Avho have borne the title of RdivJ. From the time of Eahab,

who was the first to assume the title of Rana, to Rana Amar

Singh, who is the present Rana, there have been twenty-six

oersons, who have reigned over a period of 4G1 years. During till

this long period nut one of them had bowed the neck in submis-

sion to any King or Emperor of Hind. They were nearly

always in a state of insubordination and rebellion. So, in the

days of the Emperor Babar, the Rana Sanga, having assembled

all the Rdjds and Rdis of this countrj^, with 180,000 horsemen

and several hundred thousand infantry, fought a battle in the

vicinity of Bayana against the victorious army of the Musulmans,

and suffered a signal defeat. The full particulars of this battle

are given in that most trustworthy work, the Wdkidt, written

by the Emperor Babar himself My father also devoted himself

with great .^rdour to the subjection of this unruly race. Several

times he sent expeditions against them, and in the twelfth year ol

* [It does not distinctly appear what " that date " means. Inferentially it would

seem to signify the time when the title " liiip " was used.]

^' EMPEROR JA^nANGFE.

his reign he marched in person to effect the reduction of Chitor,

one of the strongest fortresses in the world, and to subdue the

country of the Kana. After a siege of four mouths and ten

days, he overpowered the men of Amar Singh's father, took the

fortress, and then returned. Repeatedly he sent armies against

the Rana, and each time they pressed him so hardly that he was

reduced to the brink of ruin, when something occurred to save

him from destruction. Near the end of his reign, my father,

having directed his own attention to the conquest of the Dakhin,

sent me with a large army and trusty leaders against the Rana.

For reasons too lengthy to be here entered upon, both these

enterprises failed.

When the Empire devolved upon me, as this conquest had

been half effected under my leading, the first army I sent upon

foreign service after my accession was this army against the

Rana. My son Parwez was appointed to command, and all the

resources of my government were applied to the service. Ampletreasure and abundant artillery were ready to be sent off, when

all was stopped by the unhappy outbreak of Khusru. I was

obliged to pursue him to the Panjab, and the capital and interior

of the country were denuded of troops. I was obliged to write

to Parwez, directing him to return to protect A'gra and the neigh-

bourhood, and to remain there ; so the campaign a^^ainst the

Rand was suspended. When, by the favour of God, I hadquashed Khusru's rebellion, I returned to A'gra, and I then sent

Mahabat Khan, 'Abdu-Ua Khan, and other amirs against the

Rana; but until I started from Ajmir, the Imperial forces hadnot achieved any success of importance. There was nothinf' to

detain me in i^gra, and I felt assured that nothing of any im-

portance would be accomplished till I myself went thither.

At the time appointed, I left A^ra and encamped in the garden

of Dahra. The next day was the festival of the Dasahra, andaccording to rule the horses and elephants were decked out andparaded before me. The mothers ^ {wdlidahd) and sisters of

» It has already been recorded (page 294) that Khusrfi's mother had poisoned heraelfi

WAKrAT-I JAHANGIEr. 0.

Ehusra represented that he was exceedingly contrite and sorry

for what he had done. Having thus excited my paternal affec-

tion, I called him into my presence, and arranged that he should

come every day to pay his respects to me. I stayed in the garden

twenty days, and on the 21st day of Mihr 1 started, having ap-

pointed Khw4ja Jahan to the charge of the capital, with its

palaces and treasures. On the 2nd Mihr, intelligence arrived

that Rajd Basu had died at Shahabad, on the Rana's frontier.

On the 10th I encamped at Rup-bas, now called Amanabad. It was

formerly the j'dgir of Rup, but after him I gave it to Am4nu-lla

son of Mahdbat Khan, and I ordered that it should be called

by his name. It was one of my regular hunting-grounds, so -I

went out hunting every day. In these few days 158 deer, male

and female, and other kinds of game were killed. * * On the

10th Ramazan intelligence arrived of the death of Kallj Khan,

one of the oldest servants of the State, in his eightieth year.

He was engaged at Peshawar in controlling the Afghans.] * * *

In this month (i^zur) news an-ived that the Europeans in Goa,

in defiance of their engagements, had plundered four ships engaged

in the foreign trade of the port of Surat ; and having made a

great many Muhammadans prisoners, had at the same time taken

possession of their money and goods. It gave me much displeasure.

Mukarrab Khan,.the governor of that harbour, received a dress

of honour, besides an elephant and horse, and was commanded to

proceed to put a stop to such outrages. He started on the 18th

of^zur. * * *

Cainpaign against the Rand.

[After visiting the tomb of the saint Mu'inu-d din Chishti,

the matter of the Ran4 was again taken into consideration, and I

now determined to stay at Ajmir, and to send my dear son

Khurram on the expedition. On the 6th I gave him leave to

depart, and made him many presents.^ Besides the men who

had already been sent on this service under Khan-i 'azam, I now

placed 12,000 horse under the command of the Prince, and after

> [The t«xt specifies them.]

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63 . EMPEROR. JAHANGFR.

granting presents to the officers, I despatched them. Fidai

Khdn was appointed Bakhshi. * * Although Khdn-i 'azara had

requested me to send Khurram on this service, and the Prince

himself treated him with much attention, he did not show a proper

spirit, and acted in an unsatisfactory matter. I wrote him a very

kind letter, * * but my words had no effect upon him, and he

still went on in a foolish obstinate way. When Khurram found

that he was not hearty in the work, he wrote to me that it was

by no means desirable to keep him there, and that his relations

with Kliusru were the cause of His misbehaviour. So I ordered

Mah^bat Khan to go to I/dipur and bring him away, and I

ordered Muhammad Taki Diwan to proceed to Mandisor and

convey to Ajmir his children and dependents. * * On the 16th, I

received a despatch from Khurram, informing me that an elephant

of which the Rani, was very fond, and seventeen others, had been

taken. He added that their master would soon be a prisoner.]

Ninth Year of the Reign,

[The New Year's Day of the ninth year of my reign fell on

a day corresponding with the 9th Safar, 1023 h. (1614 a.d.).

Mahabat Khan, who had been sent to fetch Khan-i 'azam and

his son 'Abdu-lla, arrived. I consigned Kh4n-i 'azam to Asaf

Khan, to custody at Gwalior, but to be honourably treated.

On the 18th TJrdibihist, I forbad Khusru' to come to my pre-

sence. In consequence of my naternal affection, and the suppli-

cations of his mothers and sisters, I had given orders that he

should come to pay his respects to me every day. I?ut he showed

no signs of frankness of spirit, and always seemed sad and down-

cast, so I forbad his coming to see me.]

*Atr of Hoses.

I'Atr of roses, the roost excellent of perfumes, was discovered in

my reign. The mother of Nur Jahdn Begam conceived the idea

of collecting the oil which rises to the surface when rose-water is

heated, and this having been done, the oil was found to be a most

powerful perfume.]

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGFRr. 64

Submission of the Band.

[In the month of Uahraan, intelligence came in of the submis-

sion of Rana Amjtr Singh, and of his willingness to pay homage

to the Imperial throne. The particulars of the matter are these

:

My dear and fortunate son Sultan Khurram had established

several military posts, especially in places where, from the in-

salubrity of the climate, the bad quality of the water, and the

difficulty of access, many persons deemed it impossible to form a

station. By this, and by keeping the Imperial forces in continual

movement against the enemy, regardless of the intensity of the

heat and the abundance of rain, he had captured the families of

many Singhs, and had brought the enemy to such straits, that

the R4na perceived he could hold out only a little longer, and

that he must either flee from his country or be made a prisoner.

Being helpless, he resolved to succumb, and to do homage. Hesent his maternal uncle Subh Karan, and Hardds Jhald one of

his most trusty and intelligent servants, praying my son to over-

look his offences, and to give him an assurance of safety under

the princely seal ; he would then wait upon him in person to pay

homage, and would send his son and heir-apparent to the Imperial

Court, so that he might be classed among the adherents of the

throne like all other rdjds. He also begged that on account of

old age he might be excused from proceeding to Court.

My son sent these persons to me in charge of Mulla Shukru-lla,

his diwdn, who, after the settlement of this matter, was dignified

with the title of Afzal Khan, and of Sundar Dds, who afterwards

received the title of Rai Rayan. My son wrote me the particu-

lars in a despatch. * * Rana Amar Singh and his ancestors,

relying upon the security of his mountains and his home, had

never seen one of the kings of Hindustan, and had never shown

obedience ; but now in my fortunate reign he had been compelled

to make his submission. In compliance with my son's letter, I

overlooked the R4na's offences, and wrote him a kind and re-

assuring /rtrman' under my own seal. I also wrote a kind letter

to the R4u4's son, desiring him to specify the way in which he

65 EMPEROR JAHANGIR.

would come to pay his respects, and assuring him that all things

should be made pleasant for him. My son sent my letters to

the liana, to comfort him, and to gratify him with the expectation

of my flavour and kindness, and it was arranged that the Band

and his sons should have an interview with my son on the 28th

Bah man. 1

Good Ne7vs.

The second happy tidings was the death of Bahadur, son of

the chief of Gujarat, and the leaven of insubordination and

turbulence. God of his mercy destroyed him, but he died a

natural death.

The third happy tidings was the defeat of the Portuguese

{Warzi), who had made every preparation for the capture of the

port of Surat. An action took place between them and the

English,^ who had sought refuge in that port. Most of their

vessels were burnt by the English, and not being able to stand

the contest, the^^ took to fliglit, and sent a message to Mukarrab

Khan, the governor of the ports of Gujarat, suing for peace, and

representing that they had come witii peaceful views, not to fight,

and that the English had been the first to quarrel,

[Another piece of intelligence that came was, that the Rajputs

who had resolved to kill (Malik) 'Ambar had coiicealed them-

selves till they found an opportunity of approaching hira, when

one of them gave him an ineffectual wound. The men in the

escort of 'Ambar killed the JBijput, and carried their master off

home. A very little more would have made an end of this-

cursed fellow.]

[At the end of the month, while I was hunting in the environs

of Ajmir, Muhammad Beg arriv^ed with a letter from my son

Sultan Khurram. * ' From the letter' it appeared that on the

2Cth Bahman the R4na came in and paid his respects to my son,

witii all the observances required by the rules of the Imperial

' An/jrezun. This ib perhaps llie liibt occasion oi the use of iLat word iu a natiT«

book.

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Court. He presented as tribute a celebrated ruby belonging to

his family, and * *. My son received him with great kindness

;

and wherf the Rana advanced to kiss the Prince's feet, and beg

pardon for bis oflfences, the Prince raised him up, did his best to

cheer him, and presented him with a jewelled sword, etc., etc.

It is the practice among zaminddrs, that they, and the Son who

is heir-apparent, never present themselves before kings together;

so the B4ri4 ha^ not brought his son Karan, who was his heir.

But the Prince wished to depart on that same day, so the Ean4took his leave, and sent his son Karan to wait upon Kliurram,

and on the same day he started with the Prince on his journey

to the Imperial Court.]

Tenth Year of the Reign.

[The New Year's Day of my tenth year corresponded with

the 8th 1 Safar, 1024 h. * *

Karan (son of the Rdna) was granted a mansab of 5000, and

I gave him a small rosary of emeralds and pearls with a ruby

in the middle, such as in Hindi is called Sniarani. * *]

Dnnking.

[The 25th of De was the day of the annual weighing of myson Khurram, He was now twenty-four years of age, a married

man, and the father of a famil}', but yet he had never been

addicted to drinking wine. This being the day for weighing

him, I said to him, " My boy, you are the father of children,

and kings and princes drink wine. To-day is a festival, and I

will drink wine with you, and I give you leave to drink on feast

days, on New Year's Day, and at great entertainments, but

always with moderation ; for to drink to excess and weaken the

intellect is avoided by the wise ; in fact, some good and benefit

ought to be obtained from wine-drinking."

Up to my fourteenth year I had never drunk 'wine, except two

or three times in childhood, when my mother or nurses had given

me some as a remedy for some childish ailment. Once also my

> [This ought to be the 18th, correspon(}ing to 10th March, 16ir>.]

67 EMPEROR JAHANGFR.

father called for some spirit ('araA:) to the amount of a tola, and

mixing it with rose-water, made me drink it as a remedy for a

cough. In the days when my father was in the field against the

Yiisufzdi Afghans, and was encamped near Xtak, on the Nildb

(Indus), I one day went out hunting. I met with many mishaps,

and was very tired, when one of my attendants told me that if

I would drink a cup of wine, it would relieve my fatigue and

weariness. I was young, and prone to indulgence, so I sent a

servant to the house of Hakim 'Ali for a refreshing drink. He

brought me about a cup [piydla) and a half of yellow wine of

sweet taste in a small bottle, and I drank it. The result was

pleasant. From that time I took io wine-drinking, and from

day to day to'ok more and more, until wine of the grape had no

effect upon me, and I resorted to spirit-drinking. In the course, of

nine years I got up to twenty cups of double-distilled spirit,

fourteen of which I drank in the day, and the remaining six at

night. The weight of this was six sirs of Hindustan, equal to

one man of Tr^n. My food in those days was one fowl and

some bread. No one dared to expostulate with me, and matters

reached such an extreme, that when in liquor I could not hold

my cup for shaking and trembling. I drank, but others held the

cup for me. At last i sent for the hakim (doctor) Humam,brother of Hakim Abu-1 Fath, who was one of my father's

attendants, and placed my case before him. With great kind-

ness and interest, he spoke to me without concealment, and told

me that if I went on drinking spirits va, this way for six months

longer, my state would be past remedy. His advice was good,

and life is dear. I was greatly affected by his words, and from

that day I began to diminish my potations, but I took to eating

faluhd} As I lessened my drink, I increased the faluhd ; and I

directed that my spirits should be mixed with wine of the grape

;

two parts wine and one spirit. Lessening my allowance daily, I

reduced it in the course of seven years to six cups, each cup

' [Tbis word is \aiUons\y vfiitten faluhd, faluhdn,falumt/d,falu)n)/dn. It is, nodoubt, tUe name of some intoxicatiug diug or preparation

; perhaps bhdng.}

WAKI'ATll JAHANGrRr. 68

weighing eighteen miskdk and a quarter. For jfifkeen years I

have now kept to this quantity, taking neither more nor less.

I take it at night, except on Thursday, that being the day of myaccession to the throne, and on Friday, which is the most holy

day in the week, for I do not think it right to pass these nights

in heedlessness^ and to fail in giving thanks to the Almighty for

his blessings. On Thursday aud on Sunday I eat no meat ; that

being the day of my accession, this my father's birthday. These

days are held in great honour. After some time, instead of

/aluhd, I took to opium. Now that my age is forty-six years aud

four months solar reckoning, and forty-seven years nine months

lunar style, I take eight surkhs ^ of opium when five hours of the

day have passed, and six sm'khs after one hour of the evening.]

Vi-ctories.

Towards the end of the year, tidings of victory arrived from

ail quarters of my dominions. The first victory was that won

over Ahdad the Afghdn, who had Ion<j been in rebellion in the

mountains of Kabul. * *

Another victory was achieved over the army of the wretched

'Ambar. The foilowiuji is a brief account of it. Some good

officers and a body of Bargis (Malirattas), a very hardy race of

people, who are great movers of opposition and strife, being

offended with 'Ambar, desired to become subjects to my throne.

Having received assurances from Shahsawar Khan, who was

with the royal army at Balapur, Adam Khan, Ydkut Khan,

and other chiefs, with the Bargis Jadu R4i' and Baba Jukayath,

came to see him, and be gave them each a horse, an elephant, a

robe, and cash, according to their respective ranks. Having tlius

brought them into the interests of the throne, he marched with

them from Balapur against 'Ambar. On their way they were

opposed by an^ army of the Dakhinis ; but they soon defeated

it, and drove the men in panic to the camp of 'Ambar. In his

' [The tiirkk or rati is tHe seed of tbe Ab»-ns preeatoriiis, wiiich averages about 1 ->q

of a grain Troy (Wilson). The old rait was 1-75 gr. ; Akbar'a coin rati raa as high,

as 1-30 (Thomas).j

69 EMPEROR JAlIANGfR.

vanity and prido, he resolved to hazard a battle with my victo-

rious array. To his own forces he united the armies of 'Xd\\

Khdn and Kutbu-1 Mulk, and with a train of artillery he marched

to meet the royal army till he came within five or six kos of it.

On Sunday, the 25th of Bahman, they came to an engagement.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon the fight commenced with

rockets and guns, and at last Ddrab Khan, who commanded the

foremost division, with other chiefs and warriors, drew their

swords and vigorously attacked the enemy's advanced force.

Their bravery and courage soon put their opponents to confii-

sion. Without turning aside, they then fell upon the centre.

In the same manner each division attacked the division which

was before it, and the fight was terrible to behold. The battle

went on for about an hour, and heaps of corpses were formed.

'Ambar, unable to withstand the royal army, fled from the field,

and had it not been a very dark night, none of the enemy would

have escaped. The great warriors of the royal army pursued

the fugitives for about two or three kos, till horse and man were

unable to move. The enemy was totally defeated and dispersed,

and the warriors returned to their camp. All the enemy's guns,

with 300 camels laden with rockets, many elephants, horses,

and munitions of war to an incalculable extent, fell into the

hands of the victorious army. The killed and wounded were

innumerable, and a great number of chiefs were captured alive.

Next day the array having moved from Fathpur, marched towards

Kiiirki, which had been the shelter of the rebels ; but no trace of

them was found. It encamped there, and learnt that the enemy

were completely disorganized.

The third conquest achieved in those days was that by which

tlie territory of Kokrah and its diamond mines were taken

possession of, through the enterprising exertions of Ibrahim

Khan. The territory belongs to the province of Bihar and

Patna, and through it there runs a stream, from which diamonds

are extracted in a very peculiar manner. " In the days whentiie water is low, and is left in little holes and trou<?iis, the people

WAKI'At/i JAHANGrRr. 70

whose business it is to extract the diamonds, and who have great

expertness in the art, search out for those portiows from which

they observe many little insects issue like gnats, which are called

in the language of those people ch'ika. These parts, along the

whole course of the stream which is accessible, they fence round

with a wall of stones, and then dig it up with spades and axes,

to about one yard and a half deep, and search among the stones

and mud which -are brought up. In such soil both large and

small diamonds are found, and sometimes so large that they are

worth even a lac of rupees. In short, this territory and the

stream from the bed of which diamonds are extracted were in

the possession of Durjan Sal, zaminddf. Although the gover-

nors of the province of Bihar had several times led their armies

to invade his dominions, yet, on account of the impassable roads

and thick forests, they were obliged to return, being contented

only with two or three diamonds which he presented to them.

When the governorship of the province was transferred from

Zafar Khan to Ibrahim Khan, I instructed the latter, on his

departure to the province, to invade the dominion of that refrac-

tory chief, and dispossess him. Accordingly, Ibrahim, imme-

diately after his arrival in the province, collected a force and

marched against the zammddr ; who, as on former occasions,

sent him some diamonds and elephants j but the Khdn did not

accept them, and having proceeded with all speed, invaded his

dominions. Before the enemy could collect his force, Ibrahim

penetrated into his territory, and before the news of his approach

could reach him, attacked the hill and the valley where he

resided. Ibrahim ordered his people to search for him, and he

was at last found in a valley with one of his brothers and some

women, among whom was his mother and other wives of his

father. All the diamonds which they liad were taken, and

twenty-three elephants fell ' into the hands of the royal army.

A« a. reward for this service, the mansah of Ibrahim Khdn was

raised to the personal salary of 4000 and the conmiand of 4000

horse, with the title of Fath-Jang. In like manner promotions

71 EMPEROR JAHANCrR.

were ordered to be made in the rank of all those who had shown

distinguished bravery in the accomplishment of this undertaking.

The territory is still under the possession of the ojficers of this

government ; and diamonds which are extracted from the stream

are brought to this Court. Becently, a diamond was found, the

value of which was estimated at the amount of 50,000 rupees,

and it is hoped that if the search be continued, more excellent

diamonds will be placed in the repository of the crown jewels.

Eleventh Year of the Reign.

The Nau-roz of the eleventh year of my reign corresponded

with the 1st Rabi'u-1 awwal, 1025 h. (10th March, 1616 a.d.).

In this year, or rather in the tenth year of my reign, a dreadful

plague (tcabd) broke out in many parts of Hindustan. It first

appeared in the districts of the Panjdb, and gradually came to

Lahore. It destroyed the lives of many Muhammadans and

Hindus. It spread through Sirhind and the Doab to Delhi and

its dependent districts, and reduced them and the villages to a

miserable condition. Now it has wholly subsided. It is said by

old men, and it is also clear from the histories of former times,

that this disease had never appeared before in this country. I

asked the physicians and learned men what was the cause of it,

as for two years in succession the country had suffered from

famine, and there had been a deficiency of rain. Some said

that it was to be attributed to the impurity of the air arising

from drought and scarcity ; but some ascribed it to other causes.

God knows, and we must patiently submit to his will.^

Before this date, some thieves had plundered the public

treasury of the kotwdlt^ and after a few days seven vagabonds

were apprehended, with their chief named Namal. Some of

the treasure was also recovered. I was incensed at the bold

conduct of these scoundrels, and consequently I was determined

to punish them severely. Each of them got a fitting punish-

* [A few pages before, and in the tenth year of his reign, Jah&ngir records that one

cf his nobles died in the Dakhin of cholera {haiza).']

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ment, and tlieir chief was ordered to be trodden under the feet

of an elephant. He petitioned to me that he would rather fight

with that formidable animal than suffer the agony of being tram-

pled under his feet. I consented to this. A dagger was given

to him, and notwithstanding that the elephant, which was wild

and vicious, prostrated him several times, and notwithstanding

he had been witness to the late of his associates, yet, with un-

daunted courage, he managed to recover his feet, and inflict

several wounds with his dagger upon the trunk, and succeeded

in driving the animal back. It was truly an act of wonderful

bravery, and I therefore spared his life, directing at the same

time he was to be taken care of After some time, he ungrate-

fully made liis escape. It gave me much annoyance. I issued

orders to the jdginidrs o? the neighbourhood for his apprehension,

and when caught he was hanged by the neck.

On the afternoon of Saturday, the 1st of Zi-1 ka'da, corre-

sponding with 21st of i^ban, I marched in sound health from

Ajmir in a European carriage drawn by four horses, and I ordered

several nobles to make up carriages similar to it,^ and to attend

upon me with them. About sunset I reached my camp in the

village Deo Rana, a distance of nearly two kos.^

It is customary in India, when a king, prince, or noble under-

takes an expedition towards the east, to ride on an elephant with

^ A little above he tells us, that on the departure of Blkb& Khurram, he had given

him "a carriage of the Feringi English fashion, that he might sit and ride in it."

These are the only remote allusions made throughout the work to the embassy of Sir

T. Roe, whose residence in Jahangir's camp lasted from the 10th Januaiy, 1616, to

the2l8t January, 1618.

2 Sir Thomas Roe thus mentions the mode of departure from Ajmir :" Thus richly

accoutred, the King went into the coach, which waited for him under the care of his

new English servant, who was dressed as gaudily as any plaj'er, and more so, and had

trained four horses for the draught, which were trapped and harnessed all in gold.

This was the first coach he had ever been in, made in imitation of that sent from

England, and so like it that I only knew the difference by the cover, which was of

gold velvet of Persia. * * Next followed the English coach, newly covered and

richly trimmed, which he had given to his favourite queen, Nourmahal, who sat in the

inside. After this came a coach made after the fasliion of the country, which I

thought seemed out of countenance, in which were bis younger sons. This was

followed by about twenty spare royal elephants, all for the ELing's own use,"—

(K^'rr's Volioction of Voyages and Travels, vol. ix. p. 312.)

73 EMPEROR JAIIANGFR.

long tusks ; when towards the west, ta ride on a horse of one

colour ; when towards the north, to go in a litter or pdlld ; when

towards the south, to go in a carriage drawn by bullocks. I

remained at Ajmir five days less than three years. At that place

there is the holy shrino of Khwaja Mu'inu-d din, Ajmir is

situated within the limits of the second climate. * * *

A large tray of fruits was brought before me. Among them

were the celebrated melons of Kdrez, Badakhshdn, and Kabul.

Grapes from the latter place as well as from Samarkand. The

sweet pomegranates of Yazd, and the subacicl ones of Farrah.

Pears from Samarkand and Badakhshan. Apples from Kashmir,

Kabul, Jalalabad, and Samarkand were also there. Pine-apples

from the seaports of the Europeans were also in the tray. There

were some plants of this latter fruit placed in my private gardens

at Agra, and after some time they produced several thousands

of that fruit. The liauld was also among them, which is smaller

than an orange, and full of sweet juice. In the province of

Bengal it is produced in abundance. I had no sufficient words

to thank Almighty Cod for the enjoyment of these delicious

fruits. My father the late King was exceedingly fond of fruit,

especially melons, pomegranates, and grapes ; but in his reign,

the melons from Karez, which are of the best quality, the pome-

granates from Yazd, which are celebrated all over the world,

and pears from Samarkand, were never brought to India, and,

therefor'e, when I see and enjoy those luxuries, I regret that myfather is not here to share them. * * *

When I was Prince, I had promised to give an Altamghd

grant of the district of Mdlda in Bengal to Mir Zidu-d din, a

miyid of Kazwin, and two of his sons. When I ascended the

throne, I gave him the name of Mustafa Khan, and in this

journey I had the pleasure of fulfilling my promise.

Mandu.

Mandu is one of the divisions of the province of M&lwa, and

the total of its revenue is one hror thirty-nine laca of dams.

WAKI'AT-I JAIIA'NGrEr. 74

The city was for allong time the capital of the^Jcings of this

country. Many buildings and relics of the old kings are still

standing, for as yet decay has not fallen upon the city. On the

24th, I rode out to see the royal edifices. First I visited the

jdmi' masjid which was built by Sultan Hoshang Ghori. It is a

very lofty building, and erected entirely of hewn stone. Although

it has been standing 180 years, it looks as if built to-day. '

Afterwards I visited the sepulchres of the kings and rulers of

the Khilji dynasty, among which there is also the tomb of the

eternally cursed Nasiru-d din, son of Sultan Ghiyasu-d din. It

is notorious that this graceless wretch twice attempted to kill

his . father by poison when he was in the eightieth year of his

age ; but the old monarch saved his life by the use of bezoar.

The third time he gave him, with his own hand, a cup of sherbet

mixed with poison, and told him that he must drink it. The

father, seeing his son s determination, took the bezoar off his arm,

and placed it before him. Then he bowed in humble supplica-

tion before his Maker, and said, " O Lord ! I have now arrived

at the age of eighty. All this time I have passed in ease and

prosperity, and in a state of pleasure such as has been the lot

of no monarch. This moment is my last, and I pray thee not

to hold my son Nasir answerable for my blood. May my death

be deem^ a natural death, and may my son be not held answer-

for it." Having said this, he drank the poisoned draught and

expired. What he meant by saying that he had enjoyed such

luxury and pleasure as no king ever did was this : In the forty-

eighth year of his age, when he succeeded to the throne, he said

to his friends and associates, that in the time of his father he

had spent thirty years of his life in the command of the army,

and had done all that was required of a soldier. Now that the

sovereignty had devolved upon him, he had no desire for con-

quest, his only wish was to pass the remainder of his life in

pleasure and luxury. It is said that he had 15,000 women in

his harem. He built a city which was inhabited only by women,

and all arts and sciences were taught them. The posts of

75 EMPEROR*JAHANGFR,

governor, judge, magistrate, and all offices required in the

management of a city, wete held by persons of the female

sex. Whenever he heard of a girl possessing beauty, he never

rested till he obtained her. He was exceedingly fond of sport,

and had made a deer park, in which he had collected all kinds

of animals. He often amused himself in hunting in this park,

in the company of women. As he had from the first deter-

mined, he made no invasion during his whole reign of thirty-

two years, and spent all this time in ease, enjoyment, and

pleasure ; and no enemy made any attack upon his dominions.

It is reported that Sher Khan Afghdn, in the course of his

reign, came to the tomb of Nasiru-d din, and although he had a

brutal disposition, yet on account of the shameful deed above

stated, he ordered his people to beat the tomb with their sticks.

When I went to the tomb, I also kicked it several times, and

ordered my attendants also to spurn it with their feet. Not

satisfied even with this, I ordered the tomb to be opened, and

the remains of that foul wretch to be thrown into fire. But then

I remembered that fire is a part of the eternal light, and that it

was very wrong to pollute it with that filthy matter, I also

hesitated from burning his remains, lest by so doing a remission

be made in his punishment in the next world. I ordered that

his decayed bones and the dust of his body should be thrown

into the Nerbudda, because it is said that as he had a very hot

temper in the days of his youth, he always remained in water.

It is well known that one day, in a fit of intoxication, he threw

himself into the tank of Kaliyidah, which was very deep. Someof the servants of the palace caught hold of his hair and dragged

him out. When he came to his senses, and learnt what had

happened, and that they had dragged him out by the hair, he

was so angry with them that he ordered their hands to be cut

oflF. The next time he fell into the tank, nobody attempted to

pull him out, and so he was drowned. Now, at a period of 110

years after his death, it had come to pass that his rotten remains

were also mixed with water.

WAKI'AT-I JAHANOnir. 76

One night I turned the discourse of my courtiers on the

chase, and told them how fond of it I formerly was. At the

same time it occurred to my mind whether all the animals and

birds which I had killed since the time of my coming to reason

could not be calculated. I therefore ordered all the news-writers,

the gamekeepers and other officers to ascertain and write out a

list of all the various animals and birds I had killed, and to

show it to me. Accordingly a paper was prepared, from which

it appeared that from the twelfth year of my age, a.h. 988, to

the end of the last year, the eleventh of my reign, and the

fiftieth lunar year of my age, 28,532 animals and birds were

killed in the course of my sport, of which 17,168 were gramini-

vorous animals and birds I had shot or killed with my own

hands, and the following is a detailed account of them.^

Tv^^LFTH Year of the Reign.

The Nau-roz of my twelfth year corresponded with 12th

Rabi'u-1 awwal, 1026 (10th March, 1617 a.d.).

Prohibition of Tobacco.^

As the smoking of tobacco had taken very bad effect upon the

health and mind of many persons, I ordered that no one should

practise the habit. My brother Shah 'Abbas, also being aware

of its evil effects, had issued a command against the use of it in

I'ran. But Khdn-i 'Xiam was so much addicted to smoking, that

he could not abstain from it, but oftened smoked.

Prince Khurram at Court.

On Thursday, the 20th Mihr, and the twelfth year of my

reign, corresponding to the 11th of Shawwal, a.h. 1026, at about

three o'clock after noon, Prince Khurram arrived and obtained

audience in the fort of Mandu. He had been absent from the

Court for eleven months and eleven days. After he had paid me

his respects, I called him in the window where I was sitting, and

1 [Sir H. M. Elliot gives a sunmiary of it in a note, infrd.'^

77 EMPEROR JAHAXGFR.

with the impulse of excessive paternal affection and Iotc, I imme-

diately rose up and took him in my arms. Tlie more he expressed

his reverence and respect for me, the more my tenderness in-

creased towards him. I ordered him to sit by me. He presented

me with 1000 gold mohiirs and 1000 rupees. * *

Formerly at* the conquest of the Kana, a manmb of 20,000

and the command of 10,000 horse bad been conferred on Prince

Khurram, and when he was sent to the Dakhin, he was honoured

with the title of a Shdh. Now, in consideration of his present

service, his mansab was promoted to a mansab of 30,000 and the

command of 20,000 horse. I also conferred on him the title of

Shah-Jahan. It was also ordered, that henceforth a chair should

be placed for him in the Court next to my throne, an honour

which was particularly conferred on him, and had never before

been known in my family.

A report came from Kashmir, that in the house of a silk-dealer

two girls were born who had teeth in their mouths, and who were

joined together by the back as far as the waist,* but their heads,

hands, and feet were all separate. They lived only a little time,

and then died.

On Monday, the 2nd of the month, I drank wine in an as-

sembly at the banks of a tank where my tents were pitched.*

Journey to Gujarat.

On Friday, the 1st of De, I marched three hm and three-

quarters, and encamped on the banks of the tank of Jhanud.

At this place Ral Man, the head of the royal footmen, caught a

Rahu fish and brought it to me. I was verj- fond of this fish,

which is the best of all the fishes found in India. Since the

date I had passed the defile of Chanda up to this time, a space

of eleven months, I had not been able to procure it, althoo'^h

every search was made. I was highly pleased at receiving it this

day, and granted Rai Man a horse.

2 [This is but one of many similar entries.]

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Tliough the country from the pargana of Da-liad is reckoned as

belonging to Gujarat, yet it was only from this stage that I saw

a marked difference in all things, both jungle and cultivation.

The people and their tongue were different. The jungles which

I saw on the roadside were full of fruit trees, such as those of

the mango, khirni, and tamarind. The fields are protected by

the thorns of the zakum tree. The cultivators, in order to

separate the lands of their respective possessions, make hedges of

these thorns round their fields, and between them leave a narrow

path for wayfarers. As the soil is very sandy, the least move-

ment in a party of travellers raises so much dust, that one can

see another's face with difficulty, and therefore it came into mymind, that thenceforth Ahmadabad should not be called by that

name, but Gardabad.

Kamhay.

On Friday we travelled a distance of six ho!^ and a half, and

the tents were pitched on the sea-shore. Khambait (Kambay)

is a very ancient port, and according to the Brahnihis many

thousand years have elapsed since its foundation. In the begin-

ning it was called Trimbavvati, and Raja Nar Singh Makhwar was

its ruler. It would be very tedious to detail the account of this

Raja as given by the Brahmins. To be brief, when the chiefship

devolved on Raja Abhi Kumar, who was a descendant of his, by

the will of heaven a great calamity fell upon this city. A shower

of dust and dirt fell, and buried all the houses and buildings, and

destroyed a great number of people. Before the occurrence of

this catastrophe, an idol, which the Raja used to worship, ap-

peared to him in a dream, and informed him of the approaching

misfortune. Consequently, he embarked with his family on a

vessel, and he also took with him the idol and the pillar wIhcIi

supported it behind. It so liappened that the vessel was battered

by a storm; but as the Raja was destined to live some time

longer, he, by means of that same pillar, brought the ship and

himself safe to land. He then set up that pillar as a mark of

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79

his intention to rebuild and newly people the place. Asa pillar

in Hindi is called Khanib, the city was hence called Khainba-

wati, which was gradually worn down by constant use into

Eliambait. This poit is one of IJio largest in Hindustan, and is

situated on one of the estuaries of the sea of 'Uman. The average

breadth of this estuary is estimated to be seven Icos, and the length

about forty. Ships cannot enter this branch, but are anchored

in the port of Goga, which is one of the dependencies of Kliam-

bait, and is near the high sea. From hence the cargoes are

transported to Khanibait on boats (ghardb, grabs), and in the

same manner merchandize intended for exportation is carried to

the ships. Before the arrival of my victorious arms, several

boats had come to Khanibait from the ports of Europe, and the

crews, after selling and purchasing goods, were on the point of

returning. On Sunday, the 10th, having decorated their boats,

they displayed them before me, and then took their departure

towards their destination. On Monday, the 11th, I embarked

on a boat, and sailed about one kos.

In the time of the Sultans of Gujarat, the tamghd or customs

duty levied from the merchants was very large ; but it is now

ordered that no more than one part in forty should be taken. In

other ports the custom officers ^ take the tenth or twentieth part,

and give all sorts of trouble and annoyance to the merchants and

travellers. In Jedda, the port of Mecca, one-fourth is taken,

and sometimes even more than that ; hence it may bo inferred

what the duties at the ports of Gujarat were in former reigns.

Thanks be to God, this liumble creature of the Almighty has

dispensed with levying the tamghd, which amounted to a sum

beyond calculation, throaghout the territories under his rule, and

the very name of tamghd has disappeared from his dominions.

Coins.

It was also ordered in these days, that tanhas of gold and

silver, ten and twenty times heavier than the current gold

1 [^UshurgaSf\\i^\:\\\). 'i'Ling-mcn.]

"WAKi'Av-i ' A jA'xorEr. 80

mohur and rnpeo, sliould be struck.^ The legend on tlio face

of tlie golden ianhi was " Jalian^ir Shah, a.h. 1027," and on

the reverse, '' Struck at Ivhamba.it, the 12th year of H. M.reign," For the silver tanka, on one side. " Jahiingir Shah, a.h.

1027," with a verso round it, the meaning of which is, " This

coin was struck by Jahangir Shah, the ray of victory." On the

other side was impressed, " Struck at Khambait, the 12tli year

of H. jNI. reign," with this verse round it, "After the conquest

of the Dakhin. ho came from Mandii to Gujarat," In no reign

before this had tanl:as been coined except of copper. The faiihris

of gold and silver were inventions of my own, and I called them

Jahdiig'iri tankanr

Conquest of KIrarda.

Intelligence arrived from the eastern provinces that Mukarrani

Elian, son of INIu'azzam Kliiin, who had been appointed to the

governorship of Orissa, had conquered the territory of Khurda;

and that its Haja had sought protection at the Court of

Eaja Mahcndra. As a reward of this service, tl e Khan was

favoured with a manual) of 3000 personal allowance and the com-

mand of 2000 horse. He was also honoured with a kettle-drum,

a horse, and a hhiVaf. Between the province of Orissa and

Golkonda, there were the territories of two znminddrs, viz. the

Raja of Khurda and the Ixaja Mahendra. The territories of the

former have been taken possession of by the servants of myGovernment, and it is hoped that through the influence of the

Emperor's prosperous star, that of the latter will also be soon

added to the protected countries.

^ In the sixteenth year of the rei,u:ii, ho gives to the Persian ambassador a gold

mohur, called Ki'n-jaJwni, Aviigliing 100 tolas. In the tweiflh year, he gives to the

vakils ofAdil Khin a gold mo/nir, called kaitkab tola, equal to 500 current gold mohuis..

Id. the tontli year he gives one of the same weight to the ambassador of 'Adil Khan,

but calls it a Xkr-jahdni.

^ [This statement is certainly not true, so far as regards the silver taiiJca; and it

seems to have puzzled the copyists, for in several MSS. the word ^j,^ (I) is written

instead of it*>^ (copper), making the whole passage unintelligible. But perhaps

nonsense was preferred to error.]

31 EMPEROR JMI.VNCrR.

The Jam of Gujarat.

Wlien the royal tents were pitched on the banks of the Malii,

the zammddr (called) Jam attended at Court. Having obtained

the honour of kissing the ground, he presented fifty horses, 100

ntohios, and 100 rupees. His name was Jasa, and Jam was his

title, which is held by every man who succeeds to tlie chiefship.

He is one of the greatest zammddrs of tlie province of Gujarat.

His territory is bordered by the sea. He has always 5000 or

6000 horsemen ; but in time of war he can collect 10,000 or

12,000. There are plenty of excellent horses in his territory,

and a Kachi horse is sold at as high as 2000 or 3000 rupees. I

bestowed a khiVat upon him.

Thirteenth Year of the Eeign.

On Sunday night, the 23rd of Rabi'u-l awwal, a.h. 1027

(10th March, 1618), at about two hours after sunset, that great

luminary which benefits the world with its bounty entered Aries,

the first sign of the Zodiac. This New Year's Day which gave

light to the world, brought to a close the twelfth year of this

humble servant of God, which had been passed in happiness, and

now a new, auspicious and prosperous year began.

On Thursday, the 2nd of Farwardin, the festival of my being

weighed against metals on the lunar anniversary of my birth

occurred ; and the happy fifty-first year of mj^ age commenced.

May the remaining days of my life be spent in occupations con-

sistent with the will of God, and no moment pass without reflec-

tion upon liis goodness ! After the ceremony was over, a wine

party was convened, and the most familiar servants of the throne,

being favoured with draughts of wine, became merry.

The Tuesday night, 21st of the month, I marched on my return

towards Ahmaddb^d. As the excess of heat and the oppressive

atmosphere were very grievous to tlie camp followers, and a great

distance had to be travelled before wo could reach ^gra, it oc-

curred to me that I had better remain at Mandu during this liot

season. As I had heard much praise of the rainy season of Gujarat,

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and as there was no comparison between the city of Ahmadabad

and that of Mandu. I at last determined to remain in the former.

The Almighty God always and in all places has extended his

assistance and protection to this liis humble creature j and this is

shown from the fact that at this very time it was reported to methat a pestilential disease {wabd) had broken out in i^gra, and

numbers of men had perished. For this reason I was fully

confirmed in my resolution of postponing my march towards

Agra, which had occurred to my mind by the divine inspiration.

Coins.

Formerly it was customary to strike my name on one side of

the coin, and that of the place, and the month, and the year of the

reign., on the obverse. It now occurred to my mind that, instead

of the name of the month, the figure of the sign of the Zodiac

corresponding to the particular month should be stamped. For

instance, in the month of Farwardin the figure of a Earn, in

Urdlbihisht that of a Bull, and so on ; that is, in every month in

which a coin mioht be struck, the fisfure of the constellation in

which the Sun might be at the time sliould be impressed on one

side of it. This was my own innovation. It had never been done

before.

,Drinlimg.

On Thursday, 20,000 darabs were granted to Hakim Masihu-z

Zaman, and 100 gold mohurs and 1000 rupees to Hakim lliihu-Ila.

As they well knew that the air of Gujarat was very uncongenial

to my health, they told mm thai if 1 vould diminish a little the

usual quantity of wine aud opium w ich I took, my complaint

would be at onco remove?!, Accog'^ilihglj^ on the very first day

I derived great benefit imm i>*ueir advice.

Ilbiess of Jahdngir.

On Saturday I had a severe headache, which was followed by

fover. That night I did not take my usual quantity of wine.

\i! V midnight tlie effect of my abstinence became apparent, and

83 EMrEROR JAHANGFR.

aggravated the fever with which I was tossing about on my bed

till morning. In the evening of Sunday the fever decreased ;

and by the advice of some physicians of Multan, I took myusual quantity of wine. They also repeatedly recommended me

to take some gruel made of pulse and rice, but I could not manage

to do so. From the time I arrived at years of discretion, I had

never, so far as I recollect, drunk such broth, and I hope I may

never be obliged to drink it again. When my meal "^vas brought,

I had no inclination to take it. In short, I fasted altogether

three days and three nights. Although I had fever only one

day and one night, yet I was as weak as if I had been for a long

time laid up in my bed. I had no appetite at all.

Akmaddbdd.

I am at a loss to conceive what beauty and excellence the

founder of this city saw in this wretched land, that he was in-

duced to build a city here ; and how after him others also should

spend the days of their precious life in this dirty place. Hot

wind always blows here, and there is very little water. I liave

already mentioned that it is very sandy, and that the atmosphere

is loaded with dust. The water is exceedingly bad and dis-

agreeable ; and the river which runs along the outskirts of the

cit}^ is always dry, except during the rains. The water of the

wells is bitter and brackish, and that of the tanks in the out-

skirts becomes like buttermilk from the mixture of soap which the

washermen leave in it. Those people who are somewhat affluent

have reservoirs in their houses, which are filled with rain-water

during the rainy season, and they drink from this supply during

the whole year. It is manifestly very injurious to drink water

which is never fanned by a breeze, and stagnates in a place where

there is no passage for exhalation. Outside of the city, instead

of verdure and flowers, all the ground is covered with zakum

(thorn-trees), and the effect of the air which blows over these

thorns is well known. I have previously called this city Gard-

abad. Now I do not know what to call it— whether Samumistan

WJlKI'AT-I jauksgtrt, 84

(tbe home of tLe simoom), Bimaristan (place of sickness),

Zakumdar (thorn-brake), or Jahamiamabad (hell), for all these

names are appropriate.

Poefiy.

It was reported in these days that Khan-khanan, the com-

mander-in-chief and my preceptor, had composed a ghazal in

imitation of the well-known verse

—

" For one rose the pain of a hundred thorns must be suffered."

And that Mirza Rustam Sa&wi and Mii-za Murad his son had

also tried their talents in the same manner. Instantly the follow-

ing couplet occurred to my mind

—

" A cup of wine should be quaffed in the presence of one's beloved.

The clouds too are thick, it is time to drink deep."

Of my courtiers who were present, those who had a turn for

poetry composed ghazak and repeated them before me. The

fiistr-mentioned verse is a very celebrated one, composed by

Maulana 'Abdu-r Rahman Jami. I have read the whole ghazal

;

but except that verse, which is, as it were, a proverb on the

tonnes of all people, the others are not of any great elegance.

They are, indeed, very plain and homely.

Pictures.

This day Abu-1 Hasan, a painter, who bore the title of Nadiru-z

Zaman, drew a picture of my Court, and presented it to me. Hehad attached it as a frontispiece to the Jahdngir-ndma. As it

was well worthy of praise, I loaded him with great favours. Hewas an elegant painter, and had no match in his time. If the

celebrated artists Abd-1 Hai and Bihzad were now alive, they

would do him full justice for his exquisito taste in painting. His

father, Aka Raza, was always with me while I was a Prince, and

his son was bom in my household. However, the sou is far

superior to the father. I gave him a good education, and took

care to cultivate his mind from his youth till he became one of

85 EMPEEOR JAHANGTR.

the most distinguished men of his age. The portraits furnished

by him were beautiful. Mansur is also a master of the art of

drawing, and he has the title of Nadiru-l Asli. Tn the time of

my father and my own, there have been none to compare with

these two artists. I am very fond of pictures, and have such

discrimination in judging them, that I can tell the name of the

artist, whether living or dead. If there were similar portraits

finished by several artists, I could point out the painter of each.

Even if one portrait were finished by several painters, I could

mention the names of those who had drawn the different portions

of that single picture. In fact, I could declare without fail by

whom the brow and by whom the eye-lashes were drawn, or if

any one had touched up the portrait after it was drawn by the

first painter.^

Publication of the Emperors Memoirs;.

As the events of twelve years forming part of the Jahdngir-

ndma had been written down, I ordered the tnutasaddis of mylibrary to make a volume of them, and prepare a number of

copies, to be distributed among the chief servants of the throne,

and also to be sent to all parts of the country, that great and

influential men might make it their study and exemplar. OnFriday, one of my writers having finished a copy and bound it,

brought it to me. As this was the first copy, I gave it to Prince

Shah Jahan, whom I considered in all things the first of all mysons. On the outside of it I wrote with my own hand that it was

presented to him on such a date and at such a place. May he

be favoured with the ability of knowing the contents of it,

which shall obtain for him God's grace and the blessinfjs of His

creatures

!

' " In his time there were found, in the Indies, native painters, who copied the

finest of our European pictures with a fidelity that might vie with the originals. Hewas partial to the sciences of Europe, and it was this which attached him to the

Jesuits. He caused a church and a residence to be built for them at Lahore."

—

Catrou's History of the Mogul Dynasty, p. 178. See also Sir T. Roe in Kerr's

Collection of Voyages and Travels, vol. ix. pp. 279-289.

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGIEr. 86

Executions.

At this date a certain prisoner was brought before me, and

I gave orders for his execution. The executioner acted very

promptly, carried him to the place of punishment, and gave

effect to my order. After a little while, at the intercession of

one of my courtiers, I granted his life, but ordered his feet to be

cut off. But according to his destiny, he had been beheaded before

my orders arrived. Although he deserved death, yet I regretted

the circumstance, and ordered that henceforth, in the event of

any person being sentenced to death, notwitiistanding that the

orders might be imperative, yet they should not be carried into

effect till sunset, and if up to that time no reprieve should be

issued, the punishment should be then inflicted on the criminal.

A Bazar at Court.

On Tuesday night, the 19th, a bazar was held at my own resi-

dence. Before this, it was an established custom that the sellers

of manufactured goods of the city should bring and expose them

for sale in the courtyard of my palace. Jewels, inlaid articles,

implements, and all kinds of cloths and stuffs sold in the bazars,

were to be seen on these occasions. It came into my mind, that

if the market were held in the night-time, and plenty of lanterns

were lighted before each shop, it would be a very pretty exhibi-

tion. In fact, whqn it was done, it was exactly as I had antici-

pated ; it was altogether a novelty. I visited all the shops, and

purchased what jewels and ornamented articles and other things

appeared good to me.

Drinklna.

The climate of this part of the country was not beneficial to

my health, and the physicians had advised me to lessen the

quantity of wine I usually drank. I deemed this prudent, and

began to do so. In the course of one week I reduced the

quantity about one cup. Formerly I took six cups every night,

«acl) cup containing seven tolas and a half of liquor, that is.

87 EMrEROR JAHANGrR.

fortj-five tolas alt^other;^ but now each cup contained six and

one-third of a iota, the whole being thirty-seven tolas and a half.

Renunciation of Hunting.

It was one of the remarkable events of my life, that when I was

about sixteen or seventeen years, I made at Allahabad a vow to

God, that when I should arrive at the fiftieth year of my at^e,

I would leave off shooting, and give no pain to any living

creature.^ Mukarrab Khan, who was one of my most confidential

officers, was acquainted with this vow. In short, now that I had

arrived at that age, and the fiftieth year had commenced, one

day it happened, that through the excess of smoke and vapour, I

could not freely draw my breath, and was very much troubled on

that account. In this state I suddenly, through divine inspira-

tion, recollected what I had promised, and now I determined to

conform to my former resolution. I resolved within myself, that

after the lapse of this the fiftieth year, and the expiration of the

time I had fixed, I would, under the guidance of Almighty God,

go to visit the tomb of my father, and, having invoked the aid of

his holy soul, I would entirely abstain from that habit. As soon

as these ideas occurred to my mind, I was entirely relieved of

pain, and found myself fresh and happy. I immediately indulged

my tongue by expressing thanks to the Almighty God, and I

trusted that he would assist me in my resolution.^

' [Rather more than an Imperial pint.]

* His passion for shooting is shown by the statement which he makes at the close

of the events of the eleventh year. He there says that as the discourse happened one

night to turn upon sport, he directed his news- writers and huntsmen to make out a

statement, showing how many animals he had killed during his life. It appeared

that he had been present, from the twelfth year of his age to his fiftieth, at the death

of no less than 28,532 animals, of which 17,168 had been killed with his own hand,

'i.e., 3203 quadrupeds, comprising, amongst others, 86 tigers, 889 nilgdos, 1372 deer,

36 wild buffaloes, 90 wild boars, 23 hares ; and 13,9G'l birds, including 10,348 pigeons,

and 156 waterfowl. The number is made up of crows, owls, doves, and other birds,

which do not enter into the catalogue of English sport.

^ [The Emperor subsequently retracted his resolution, and gives his reason for so

doing ; but it is not consistent with what is here stated to be the cause of his resolve ;

see infra, p. 384. He fre()uently went out hunting. In the eighteenth year of his

reign, and :-'ty-sixth of his age, he records that ho went out on horseback and shut

a tiger ]

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGrnr. 88

A Bridge.

In the next marcli I crossed the Mahi by the hriclge whicli

had been thrown over it. Although in this river there were no

boats fit for building bridges, and the water was very deep and

flowed forcibly, yet throngli the good management of Abi'i-l

Hasan Mir Bakhshi, a very strong bridge of 140 3'ards in length

and four yards in breadth was prepared in only tiiree days. Byway of testing its strength) I ordered one of my largest elephants

with three other female elephants to be taken over it. The bridge

was so strong that the weight of the mountain-like elephants

did not shake it in the least.

A Comet}

Saturdaij, 17th Zi-l hcCda. Several nights before this, a little

before dawn, a luminous vapour, in the form of a column, had

made its appearance, and every succeeding night it arose half an

hour earlier than on the preceding night. When it had attained

its full development, it looked like a spear ^ with the two ends

thin, but thick about the middle. It was a little curved like

a reaping-sickle, with its back towards the south, and its

edge towards the nortli. On the date above mentioned, it rose

three hours before sunrise. The astronomers measured its size

with their astrolabes, and, on an average of different observa-

tions, it was found to extend 24 degrees. Its course was in the

empyrean heaven, but it had a proper motion of its own, indepen-

dent of that firmament, as it was retrograde—first appearing in

the sign of the Scorpion, then in that of the Scales. Its declina-

tion was southerly. Astrologers call such a phenomenon a spear,

and have written that it portends evil to the chiefs of Arabia, and

the establishment of an enemy's power over them. God only

knows if this be true !

Sixteen nights ^ after its first appearance, a comet appeared in

' [This passage is the work of Sir H. M. Elliot.]

'^ This word might also be translated a " porcupine."

^ Literally, " Up to the above date after sixteen nights since the phenomenon

.AiH-i," to which it is difficult to assign any exact meaning.

89 EMPEROR JAHANOrR.

the same quarter, having a shining nucleus, with a tail in ap-

pearance about two or three yards long, but in the tail there was

no light or splendour. Up to the present time, nearly eight

years have elapsed since its first appearance, and when it dis-

appears, I shall take care to record it, as well as the effects which

have resulted from it.^

A Story.

On the way I passed through a field of jmcdr, in which every

plant had no less than tweU^e bunches of corn, while in other

fields there is generally only one. It excited my astonishment,

and recalled to my mind the tale of the King and the Gardener.

A King entered a garden during the heat of the day, and met a

gardener there. He inquired of him whether there were any

pomegranates, and received a reply that there were. His Majesty

told him to bring a cupful of the juice of that fruit, on which the

gardener told his daughter to execute that commission. She was

a liandsome and accomplished girl. She brought the cupful of

tliat beverage, and covered it with a few leaves. The King drank

it, and asked the girl why she had put the leaves over it. The girl

with much readiness replied, that she had done it to prevent

His Majesty drinking too fast, as drinking of liquids just after

a fatiguing journey was not good. The King fell in love with

her, and wished to take her into his palace. He asked the

gardener how much lie derived each year from his garden. Hesaid 300 dinars. He then asked how much he paid to the

^ It was the discovery of a similar phenomenon, namely a nev star in Cassioijcia,

not fifty roars before this, which introduced Tycho Brahe to the notice of the world

as an as: nomcr. The star he discovered, however, only lasted from November, 1572,

to Marc. , 1574. The greatest of Grecian astronomers, Ilipparchus, is said to have

become an observer through the discovery of a similar phenomenon. As Jahangir's

star, if it was one, appeared in the Ecliptic, it must have been noticed by European

astronomers, especially as the discoveries effected by Galileo's telescope were at that

time attracting general observation to the heavens. The statement given in the

Extract from the Ikbdi-ndma is much more probable than this. In that there

is no mention of its continuance, and merely the effects which were visible for eight

years arc recorded, according to the superstitious notions of the time.

WAKI'AT-I JAHANOrRr. 90

diicdn. He gave answer that he did not pay anything on fruit-

trees, b' t whatever sum he derived from his agriculture, he paid

a tenth part to the State. His Majesty said within himself,

" There are numerous gardens and trees in my dominions ; and

if I fix a revenue of a tenth ca them, I shall collect a great deal

of money." He then desired the girl to bring another cup of the

pomegranate juice. She was late ia bringing it this time, and it

was not much she brought. His Majesty asked her the reason for

this deficiency, observing that she brought it quickly the first time

and in great plenty, that now she had delaj^ed long, and brought

but little. The daughter replied, " The first time one pome-

granate sufficed. I have now squeezed several, and liave not been

able to obtain so nmch juice," The Sultan was astonished, upon

which her father replied that good produce is entirely dependent

on the good disposition of the Sovereign ; that he believed that

his guest was a King ; and that from the time he inquired respect-

ing the produce of the garden, his disposition was altogether

cliano-ed; and that therefore the cup did not come full of the

juice. The Sultan was impressed with his remark, and resolved

upon relinquishing the tax. After a little time, His Majesty

desired the girl to bring a third cup of tiie same beverage. Tliis

time the girl came sooner, and with a cup brimful, whicli con-

vinced the King that the surmise of the gardener was sound.

The Sultan commended the gardener's penetration, and divulged

to him his real rank, and the reflections which had been passing

in his mind. Ho then asked to be allowed to take his daughter

in marriaoo, in order that a niemorial of this interview and its

circumstances might remain for the instruction of tlie world. In

short, the abundance of produce depends entirely on tiie good

will and justice of the Sovereign. Thanks to tlie Almighty God,

that no revenue on fruit-trees has been taken during my reign;

and I gave orders that if any one were to plant a garden in

cultivated land, he was not to pay any revenue. I pray that the

Almi'dity may cause tlic mind of this liunible creature to enter-

tain good and pure intentions I

91 EMPEHOR JADANOrR.

Banthamhor

.

On Moiulay, tlie Srd De, I went to see tlic fort of Hantliambor.

There are two hills adjacent to each other, one is called Ran, and

the other Tlianibor, and the fort stands on the latter. The name

of Ranthamboi' is formed by the connexion of the two names.

Although the fort is very strong, and has much water in it, yet

the hill called Ran is still stronger and better situated, and the

fort can be taken only from that side.

FOUIITEENTH YeAII OF THE ReIGN.

[The Nan-roz of my fourteenth year corresponded with —Rabi'u-1 akhir, 1028 h. (10th March, 1619 a.d.).]

Niir Jahcin shoots a Tiger.

[IMy huntsmen reported to me that there was in the neighbour-

hood (of Mathura) a tiger, which greatly distressed tiie inhabi-

tants. I ordered his retreat to be closely surrounded with a

number of elephants. Towards evening I and my atte.'idants

mounted and went out. As I had made a vow not to kill any

animal with my own hands, I told Nur Jahan to fire, my musket.

Tlie smell of the tiger made the elephant very restless, and he

would not stand still, and to take good aim from a howda is a

very difficult feat. Mirza Rustani, who after me has no equal

as a marksman, has fired three or four shots from an elephant's

back without effect. Nur Jahan, however, killed this tiger with

the first shot.]

'Abdu-l Hakh Delilawi.

[Shaikh 'Abdu-1 Hakk Dehlawi,^ one of the most learned and

accomplished men of the time, came to wait upon me, and pre-

sented to me a book which he had written upon the .!> -jihs of

India. He had suffered a ov^od deal of trouble, and was living in

retirement at Dehli, resigned to 'his lot and trusting in God. Hewas an excellent man, and his society was very agreeable. I

showed him great attention and courtesy.]

1 [See suprd, p. 175.]

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGrRf. 92

Journey to Kashmir.

^ On Tuesday, the 14tL, tlie royal camp halted at Hasan Abdal.

As an account of this road and a description of the stages have

been already given in the narrative of my expedition to Kabul, I

will not repeat tliem here ; but from this place to Kashmir I will

record all occurrences, stage by stage, please God ! From the

time of my disembarking from boats at Akbarpur up to reaching

Hasan Abdal, I have travelled 178 hos during sixty-nine days,

in fifty-eight marches and one halt. As there are at tliis place

a fountain, a small cascade, and a basin filled with water of the

most translucent clearness, I remained here two days.

On Thursday, the 16th, I celebrated the lunar anniversary,

and the fifty-second lunar year of my age commenced, in all

gratitude to my Maker, and with every prospect of happiness. As

the road. I was going to take was full of hills and passes, ravines

and ascents, and the royal party would have found it difficult to

march all together, it was determined that the lady Maryamu-z

Zamani, and the other bcgams, should remain behind a few days,

and come on at their ease afterwards ; and the Prime Minister,

rtimadu-d daula al-Khakani, Sadik Khan Bakhshi, and Sa'adat

Khan Mir Saman, should also come on subsequently with the

household and establishments. For the same reason Mirza Safawi

and Khan-i 'Azam were sent on with a party of my attendants

by way of Punch, and I myself went accompanied by only a

few of my personal friends, and the servants who were absolutely

necessary.

On Friday I marched three Zos and a half to Sultanpur.^

Here intelligence was received of liana Amar Singh having died

a natural death. Jagat Singh, his grandson, and Bhini, his son,

who were in attendance upon mo, were honoured with khiraf-^,

and it was ordered that Kaja Kishan Das should convey to

Kunwar Karan a farmdn, conferring the title of Rana, with a

1 [Translated by Sii H. M. Elliot.]

2 This village lies on the southcru bank of tlie Ilarroh river.

93 EMrSROE JAHANCrR.

khil'af, and a horse from my own stables, and 8o do him honour,

and congratulate him upon his succession.

I heard from tlie people of this country that a noise like that

of thunder fell upon the ear from a hill in the neighbourhood,

though there might be at the time no sign of rain, or cloud, or

lightning. They therefore call th's hilj Garaj. This sound is

now to be heard every year, or certainly every two years. I have

also heard this matter frequently mentioned in my father's pre-

sence. As the story is a very strange one, I have recorded it,

but God knows whether it is true.^

On Saturday, the 18th, I marched four Icos and a half to Sahl.

During this stage we entered the pargana of Hazara Farlgh.*

On Sunday, the 19th, we encamped at Naushehra,^ after travel-

ling three hos and three-quarters, where we entered Dhamtaur.

As far as the eye could reach, the blossoms of the ihal kamval and

other flowers were glowing between the green foliage. It was a

beautiful scene.

On IMonday, the 20th, after a march of three km and a hal^ I

arrived at Salhar,^ where Mahabat Khan presented jewels and

inlaid arms to the value of G0,000 rupees. In this tract I saw

^ Tliis is still comniojily reported in tlie rieiglibourhood, tut the sounds are said to

have ceased within the last twenty years, since the fort of Srihote was built on the

summit of the hill. The mountain is no dout)t that which is now called Gandgarh,composed of clay-slate capped \rith limestone. The name of Garaj is not now known,

but the local tradition is, that it was once called Ganjgaih (evidently Garajgarh), but

that some Emperor changed it to Gandgarh " the bald," on account of its apparent

barre'.ii'css. The sounds are said to proceed from a Eakas, or demon, whom ilaj^

Easalu, tlie King Arthur of the h-aditions of the Upper Sind Sagar, imprisoned in acavern, lie was t!ie son of Salbahan, and is said to have built the tope at PhaUur,near Usnu'iu Khiitur.

* llazaru is not so called from the famous Mughal tribe, as there are none of themin it. Tlic fertility of this valley is celebrated esptx;ially for wheat. A local distich

ruus :

—

" Cliacli Ilaz'tra kanaka bhaly&n, Dhanne khubi gain ;

Sur Sikesar te ghorc bhale, Ishnor doabe te dbaen,"

That is, the wheat of Chach Hazara, the cows of Dhanni, the horses of Sikesar

(salt range), the rice of Il;ishtnagar (near Peshawar), are all excellent.

3 The village is on the eastern b:ink of the river Dhor, but the distance betweenthis place and Sultanpur is greater than here represented.

» 'I'his place is on the eastern bank of one of the feeders of the same river, underMount Sirbau.

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a flower red and fiery, in the form of a gul khitm'i (marsh-

mallow), but smaller. So many flowers were blooming near one

another, that it appeared to be all one flower. The tree is like

that of the apricot. On the slope of this hill there were many

wild violets, of exceeding fragrance, but their colour was paler

than that of the usual variety.

On Tuesday, the 21st, we travelled three A-os, and encamped at

Malgalll.i On this day Mahabat Khan was despatched to his

government at Bangash, and I gave him a /i/iil'at, a postin^ and

an elephant from my private stables. During the whole march

there was drizzling rain, and it rained also at night. Snow fell

in the morning, and as the whole road was muddy and very

slippery, the beasts which happened to be at all weak fell in

every direction, and were not able to rise again. Twenty-five

elephants belonging to the illustrious Government were lost upon

the occasion. As the weather was very cloudy, I halted here

for two days.

On Thursday, the 23rd, Sultdn Husain, the zaminddr of Pakli

(or Pakhah), obtained the honour of kissing the earth, for here

we had entered Pakli. It is an extraordinary thing that, when

ray father was here, snow also fell ae it did on this occasion

;

whereas for several years past there had been no fall, and rain

also had been very scanty.

On Friday, the 24th, I marched four kos to Tawydkar. There

was much mud on this road also, and the whole way the plum

and guava trees were in blossom, and the pine-trees also were

ravishing to the sight.

On Saturday, the 25th, I travelled over nearly throe kos and

a half to the neighbourhood of Pakli.

On Sunday, the 26th, I mounted and rode down some par-

tridges.* Towards evening, at the request of Sultan Husain, I

* Still well known as an encamping ground, more generally called Maiij^li.

* •' The Afjh&ns often ride down partridges in a way which is much easier of

execution than one would imagine. Two or more horsemen put up a partridge, which

makes a shun flight and sits down; a horsemau then puts it up airaiii. The hunters

95 EMPEROR JAHANGrR.

went to his residence, and honoured him raucli In the eyes of his

compeers and friends. My father also visited him. He presented

some horses, swoi'ds, hawks, and falcons. I accepted sonic of the

birds, and returned the other thinjis.

Sarkiir Pakli is thirty-five kos in length, by twenty- five in

breadth. On the east it has the mountains of Kashmir, on

the west Attock Benares, on the north Kator, on the south the

country of the Ghakkars. It is said that when Tlnuir was

returning to Tiiran from the conquest of Hindustan, he left some

of his followers here. The people themselves say they ai'c by

origin Farsis (?), but they cannot tell what was the name of tli< ir

leader. They are now called Lahori, and their speecli is that of

the Jilts. The same may be said of the people of Dhanitaur.

In the time of my father Shah Rukh was the zaiiiiivhu- of

Dhamtaur. His" son Bahadur is now zconin^ldr. Although the

people of Pakll and Dhamtaur intermarry and communicate

freely, yet they are always quarrellino-, like otlicr zanihi'Jdrs,

about boundaries. These people have always been well affected

towards our family. Sultan Mahmud, the fiither of Sultan

Husain of Pakli, and Shah Bukh, both came to visit me before

my accession. Notwithstanding that Sultan Husain is seventy

years old, he is to all appearance strong j he can ride and take

exercise.

In this country io;:«//, is prepared from bread and rice, which

liqaor the people call si>\ but it is very much stronger than bozah.

They drink nothing but sir with their food, and the oldest is

considered to be the best ; and when the ingredients are mixed,

the people keep it tied up in jars for two or three years in their

houses. They then take off the scum, and the liquor is called

dcM, which can be kept ''or ten years. If it is kept for a longer

period, so much the better ; but it should never be less than one

year old. Sultan Mahmud used to take a cup of sir, and yet a

relieve one another, so as to allow the bird do rest, till jt becomes too tired to fly,

when they ride it over as it runs, or knock it down witfi sticks."—Elphinstone's

Kingdom of Caubul, vol. i. p. 375.

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mouthful is sufficient to create intoxication. Sultan Husain does

the same. The}- brouglit the very first qualit}^ for my use. T

took some by way of trial. I had taken some before. It is harsli

and bitter to the taste ; and it seems that they mix a little hhaufj

in it. If you get drunk with it, it occasions drowsiness. If

there were no such thins; as wine, this might be used as a substi-

tute. The fruits arc apricots, peaches, and pears, but they ar?

all sour and ill- flavoured.

They make their houses and dwellings all of wood, after tlv

manner of Kashmir. Thcr;' is plenty of game here, as well

as horses, mules, and horned cattle. Goats and fowls are abun-

dant. The mules are rcuderrd weak and useless, in consequcncu'

of tiie heavy loads which they have been made to cairy. As it

was reported tliat a few marches ahead the country was not

sufficiently populous to suj^ply food for my retinue, orders

were issued to take only the" few tents and establisliraeuts

which were absolutely necessary, to diminish the number of

elepliants, and to take supplies suflicient for three or four days.

A few attendants were selected to accompany me, and tiie rest

were placed under the orders of Khwaja Abii-l Hasan Naklisliabi,

to follow a few stages after me. Notwithstanding all my precau-

tions and' injunctions, it was found necessary to take with me

700 elephants even for the reduced tents and establishments.

The rnansdh of Sultan Husain, which was 400 personal and 300

horse, was raised to GOO personal and 350 horse, and I gave him

a /i/iil'af, an ornamented dagger, and an elephant. Bahadur

Dhamtauri, wdio stands appointed to Bangash, was raised to a

mansab of 200 personal and 100 horse.

On Sunday, the 29th, I marched five kos and a quarter, cross-

mz the bridjje and stream of Nain Sukh. This Nain Sukh flows

from the north to the south, rising in the hills below the country

of Badakhshan and Tibet. As in this place the river is divided

into two branches, I ordered two wooden bridges to be made ; one

was eighteen yards long, and the other fourteen, and the breadth

of each was five yards. The following is the mode of making a

97 EMPEROR JAHANOrK.

bridge in this country. Trees of sal are thrown over the river,

and their two ends are lashed firmly to the rock ; and across

tlicso thick planks are riveted strongly with nails and ropes. Abridge so made lasls for several years, with occasional repairs.

The elephants were made to ford the stream, but horse and foot

crossed over the bridge. It was Sultan Mahmud who named

this river Na.in Sukh, which means " the eye's repose,"

On Thursday, the 3rd, after travelling nearly three kos and a

lialf, we encamped on the bank of the Kishenganga. On this

march we crossed an exceedingly high hill ; the ascent was one

kos, and the descent one and a half. They call it Pham Dirang,

because in the Kashmiri tongue cotton is called pham, and as

there were agents here, on account of the Kings of Kashmir,

who levied duties on each load of cotton, and as delay or dirang

occurred on this account, the place became known as Pham

Dirang. After passing the bridge, we saw a cascade, of which

the water was beautifully clear. Sitting down near it, I drank myusual cups of wine, and arrived in camp at eventide. There was

an old bridge over this river fifty-four yards long, and one and

a half broad, by which those on foot crossed. I ordered another

bridge to be made near it, fifty-three yards long and three broad.

As the stream was deep and rapid, I made the elephants pass

over without their loads, but horse and foot crossed by the

bridges. By orders of my father, a very strong sardi was built

here of stone and mortar, on the top of a hill to the east of the

river.

As only one day remained before the Sun would enter a new

sign, I sent on Mu'tamad Khan to select a high and conspicuous

spot on which to erect my throne, and make preparations for the

festival of the New Year. It so happened that a little beyond

the bridge, on the eastern bank of the river, there was an

eminence—a charming green spot, on the top of which there

was a level surface of fifty yards, just as if the executors of the

decrees of God had designed it for .such an occasion. It was

there that Mu'tamad Khan set up the decorations for the

WAKI'AT-I JAEANGIRr. 98

festival, and managetl all so admirably as to call forth mypraises and acknowledgments.

The river Kislienganga flows from the north towards the

south. ^ The river Behat, flov/ing from the east, falls into the

Kishenganga, taking a northerly course.^*

Fifteenth Year of the Reigx.

[The Nau-roz of the fifteenth year of my reign fell on the

15th Rabl'u-s sauf, 1029 h. (10th March, 1620 a.d.).]

KasJunir,

On Friday, the 27th, I rode out to see the fountain of

Virnag, which is the source of the river Behat. I went five

kos in a boat, and anchored near Manpur. This day I received

very sad news from Kishtiwar. When Dilawar Khan, after tlie

conquest of that country, returned to Court, he left Nasru-lla,

an Arab, with several other oflicers, for the protection of the

country. This man committed two faults of judgment. He

oppressed the zaminddrs and the people, and he foolishly com-

plied with the wishes of his troops, who petitioned him for leave

to come to Court, with the hope of obtaining the reward of their

services. Consequently, as very few men were left with him, the

zaminddrs, who had lonjj nourished revenfje against him in their

hearts, and were always lying in wait for him, took advantage of

the opportunity, and having assembled from all sides, burnt the

bridge which was the only means of his receiving succour, and

engaged openly in rebellion. ru-lla Khan, having taken

refuge in the fort, maintained his position for two or three days

with great diflliculty. As there were no provisions in the fort,

and the enemy had cut off the supply of water, he resolved to die

with the few men he had with him, and he gave proofs of the most

> The text saj-s the contrary,'^ It takes a slight turn to the north before joining the Kishenganga ; but after the

junction, they llo\/ tofether towards tho south.

• [p:!id of Sir II. M. Elliot's translation.]

99 EMrEROR JAHANGrK.

vivterinined courage. IVIany of his men were slain, and many

cripturcd. When this news reached my ears, I appointed Jalal,

sun of Dilawar Khan, in whose forehead shone the marks of in-

iulliiience and worth, and who had shown much enterprise in the

•,un(|uest of Kishtiwtir, to extirpate the wretched rebels; and

liaving conferred on him the rank of 1000 and the command of

(iOO iiorse, ordered the retainers of his father, who were now

-alisted among the special servants of the throne, together with

}i.irt of the Kashmir army, a large body of zain'uulur.s, and some

matchlockmen, to reinforce him. Raja Sang Ham, the zamiiiddr

of Jammu, was also ordered to attack with his force from the

Jammu hills, and it was now hoped that the rebels would soon

be punished.

Conquest of Kdngrd.

[On Monday, 5th Muharram, the joyful intelligence of tlie

cunquest of the fort of Kangra arrived. * * Kangra is an ancient

fort, situated in the hills north of Lahore, and has been renowned

for its strength and security from the days of its foundation.

The zaminddrs of the Panjab believe that this fort has never

])assed into the possession of another tribe, and that no stranger's

hand lias ever prevailed against it ; but God knows ! Since the

day that the sword of Islam and the glory of the Muhammadanreligion have reigned in Hindustan, not one of the mighty

Sultans had been able to reduce this fort. Sultan Firoz Shah,

a monarch of great ])ower, besieged it for a long time ; but he

found that the place was so strong and secure, that it was im-

possible to reduce it so long as the garrison had provisions. * *

When this humble individual ascended the throne, the capture

of this fort was the first of all his designs. He sent Murtaza

Khan, governor of the Panjab, against it with a large force, but

Murtaza died before its reduction was accomplished. Gbaupar

Mai, sou of Raja Basu, was afterwards sent against it; but that

traitor rebelled, his army was broken up, and the fall of the

fortress was defened. Not long after, the traitor was made

WAjilAT-I JAHANGfRr. (QO

prisoner, and was execut'ed and went to hell, as has been re-

corded in the proper T.lace. Prince Klmrram was afterwards

.sent against it with a strong force, and many nobles were

directed to support him. In the month of Shawwal, 1029 h.,

his forces invested the place, the trenches were portioned

out, and the ingress of provisions was completely stopped. In

time the fortress was in difficulty, no corn or food remained in

the place, but for four months longer the men lived upon dry

fodder, and similar things which they boiled and ate ; but when

death stared them in the face, and no hope of deliverance re-

mained, the place surrendered on Monday, Muharram 1, 1031.]

Saffron^^

As the saffron was in blossom. His Majesty left the city to

go to Painpur,- whieli is the only place in Kashmir wlure it

flourishes. Every parteiTe, every fielJ, was, as far as the eye

could reach, covered with flowers. The stem inclines towards

the ground. The flower has five ])etals of a violet colour, and

three stigmas producing saffron are found within it, and that is

the purest saffron. In an ordinaiy year, 400 maiinds^ or 3200

Khurasani viaunds, are produced. Half belongs to the Govern-

ment, half to ihe cultivators, and a sir sells for ten rupees;"' but

the price sometimes varies a little. It is the established custom

to weigh the flowers, and give them to the manufacturers, who

take them home and extract the saffron from them, and upon

giving the extract, which amounts to about one-fourth weight of

the flower, to the public officers, they receive in return an equal

weiglit of salt, in lieu of money wages ; for salt is not produced

in Kashmir, and even in the beauty of the inhabitants there

1 [See au2Jrd, p. 304.]

2 This place still maintains its reputation. Von IlUgel tells ns, that saffron is

p<f,)daced almost exclusively in the district of Pauipilr, on the right bank of the

J lelam, from three distinct varieties of crocus ; the root of one sort continues productive

' r fifteen years; of another, for eight; of the third, for five.

—

Kaschmir, vol. ii.

275.

' Mr. Pereira states that one grain of good saffron contains the stigmata and styles

of nine flowers ; hence 1320 tiuweis are rei^uired to yield one ounce of saffron.

lOl EMPEROR JAHANGFR.

is but very little, i.e. they have but little expression.^ They

import salt from Hindustan. * * *

The next day the fortunate camp was pitched at Eajaur. The

people of Rajaur were originally Hindus. Sultan Firoz con-

verted them. Nevertheless, their chiefs are still styled Rajas.

Practices which prevailed during the times of their ignorance

are still observed amonsst them. Thus, wives immolate them-

selves alive on the funeral pyres of their husbands, and bury

themselves alive in their graves. It was reported that, only a

few days ago, a girl of twelve years old had buried herself with

her husband. Indigent parents strangle their female offspring

immediately after birth. They associate and intermarry with

Hindus—giving and taking daughters. As for taking, it does

not so much matter ; but, as for giving their own daughters

—

lieaven protect us ! Orders were issued prohibiting these prac-

tices for the future, and punishments enjoined for their infraction.

S/idk Jahdn sent to the Dakkin.

[In these happy daj^s, when I was enjoying myself in hunting

and travelling in Kashmir, successive despatches arrived from

the Dakhin. When the royal Couit left the capital, evil-disposed

men in the Dakhin, failing in duty and loyalty, raised the

standard of rebellion. They got many of the dependencies of

Ahmadnagar and Birar into their power, and the despatches

related how they were maintaining themselves by plunder and

devastation, and were burning and destroying ships and pro-

vender. On the former occasion, when I marched with the

Imperial army to effect the conquest of the Dakhin, Khurram,

who commanded the advance, arrived at Burhanpiir, The in-

surgents, with that craft which distinguishes them, made him

their intercessor, and abandoned the Imperial territory. They

presented large offerings of money and valuables as tribute, and

^ Maldhat is the word, and a double meaning is intended. Maldbat not only-

means saltncss as well as expression, but a dark complexion in opposition to Labdbat,

"fairness." These meanings are not in the dictionaries, though there is some ap-

proach to them in Freytag. Nevertheless, they are of common application.

t

WAKIAT-I JAHANOrRI'. 102

engaged to remain quiet and loyal. At the instance of Kliurram,

I remained for some days in the palace of Shatliab<ld at Mai.dii,

and consented to forgive their misdeeds. No.v that they had

ones more thrown off their allegiance, it was my wish to send the

Imperial army again under the command of Khurram, to inflict

upon them the punishment they deserved, and to make them an

example and warning for others. JJut he was engaged in the

siege of Kangra, and many experienced officers were with him

on that service, so that for some days I could not determine

what to do.

Letters arrived one after the other, reporting that the

insurgents having gathered strength, numbered nearly 60,000

horse, and had occupied many parts of the Imperial dominions.

The forces which had been left in occupation had taken the

field, and for three months had been operating against the

rebels, over whom they had . obtained several advantages.

But the rebels employed themselves in plundering and laying

waste tiie country about the Imperial forces, and there was no

road left open for the supply of provisions, so great want arose.

Suddenly they descended from the Balaglmt, and stopped at

Balapur. Emboldened by their impunity, they meditated a raid

round Balapur. The Imperial forces numbered COOO or 7000

horse, and in some fighting which occurred, they lost their

baggage. Many were killed or taken, and the rebels returned

unmolested and plundering to their quarters. Gathering forces

from all sides, the rebels advanced fighting as fixr as Azdu.

Nearly 1000 men fell on both sides. They stayed at Balapur

three months. The scarcity in the royal camp became very

great, and many of the men fled and joined the rebels. The

royal force retreated to Burhanpur, and was followed and

besieged there by the rebels. They remained for six months

round Burhanpur, and took possession of several districts in

Birar and Khandesh, where they by force exacted contributions

from the people. The royal forces suflcred great hardships and

privations, and being unable to endure longer, they came out of

103 EMPEROR JAHANGfR.

the city (?). This increased the insolence and pride of the rebels.

]3j the favour of God, Ka,nf,"a had fallen, and so on Friday, the

4th De, I sent Khurram to the Dakhin, and I conferred upon

hiin ten Icrors oi dams, to be collected from the country after its

conquest. * * I now turned back on my return to the capital.]

Sixteenth Year of the Reign.

[The Nau-roz of my sixteenth year fell on the 27th Rabi'u-s

suni, 1030 H. (10th March, 1G21 a.d.).]

Fall of a Meteoric Stone.

One of the most surprising events of the time is the following

:

On the morning of the 30th Farwardin of the present year, a

very loud and dreadful noise arose from the east, in one of the

villages of the parrjana of Jalandhar, and almost frightened the

inhabitants to death. In the midst of the noise a light fell on

the earth from the sky, and the people thought that fire was

going to fall. After a moment, when the noise had subsided, and

the people, who were much confounded and alarmed, had come to

their senses, they sent a runner to Muhammad Sa'id, the 'Amil

of the pargana, and informed him of the phenomenon. Tlie

'Amil immediately rode to the village, and saw the place with

liis own eyes. The land for about ten or twelve yards in length

and breadth was so burnt that not a blade of grass or herbage

was found there. The ground was yet warm. He ordered it to

be dug, and the deeper it was dug the warmer it was found. At

last a piece of iron appeared, which was as hot as if it had been

just taken out of a furnace. After some time it became cool.

He took it to his residence, and having put it into a bag and

sealed it up, he sent it to me. It was weighed in my presence,

and found to weigh 160 tolm. I ordered Ustad Daud to make a

sword, a dagger, and a knife from it, and to bring them to me;

but he represented that it would not bear hammering, but would

break into pieces. I ordered that if that was the case it should

be mixed with other iron. Accordingly three parts of the

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iiictcoric iron were mixed wilh one part of common iron, and

two swords, one knife, and one dagg-cr, were made and presented

to me. The watering was made on them with the other kind of

iron. Tlie sword bent like the genuine Almchi swords or those

of tlie Dakhin, and again became perfectly straight. I ordered

them to be tried before me, and they cut exceedingly well, equal

to the best tempered swords.

War m the' DakMn.

[On the 4 til Khurdad, letters arrived from Khurram. Whenthe Imperial forces reached IJjjain, a letter arrived from the

force which held Mandii, with the information that a rebel force

hdd boldly crossed the Nerbadda, had burnt several villages in

sight of the fort, and was engaged in plundering. The com-

mander-in-chief sent forward Khwaja Abu-1 Hasan, at the head

of 5000 horse, to march rapidly and inflict punishment on the

rebels. The Khwaja arrived at daybreak on the banks of the

Nerbadda, but they had got information of his approach, and

had crossed over just before he came. The royal forces pursued

them for nearly four kos^ and put many of them to the sword.

The rebels retreated to Burhanpur. Khurram then wrote to the

Khwaja, directing liim to remain on that side of the river until

he' himself arrived. Shortly afterwards Khurram joined the

advanced force, and they marched rapidly to Burhanpur. Ontheir approach the rebels took to flight, and removed to a distance

from Burhanpur. For two years the royal foi'ces had been shut

up in Burhanpur, and had suffered greatly from want of food

and supplies. They were greatly in want of horses. The army

remained there nine days to refit, and during that time thirty

lacs of rupees and many coats were distributed among the

Imperial soldiers. They had no sooner begun to move, than the

rebels, unable to make any resistance, fled. The royal forces

pursued, and put many of them to the sword. Thus giving them

no time for repose, they drove them to Khirki, which was the

abode of Nizaniu-1 Mulk and other rebels. But before the royal

105 EMPEROR JAHANGFR.

army arrived, the rebels carried oJfF Nizamu-1 Mulk with all his

family and depeiidcuts to thp fortress of Daulatabad. Some of

their men were scattered about the country.

The royal forces stayed three days at Khirki, and so destroyed

that town, which had taken twenty years to build, that it will

hardl}' recover its splendour for the next twenty years. Having

destroyed this place, it was determined to march to Ahmadnagar,

wdiich was besieged by a rebel force, and after driving off the

besiegers, and revictualling and reinforcing the place, to return.

With this determination they marched to Pattan. The rebel now

resorted to artifice, and sent envoys and nobles to express his re-

pentance and ask forgiveness. He promised ever afterwards to

remain loyal, and not to depart from the old arrangement, and

also to send his tribute and a sum as an indemnity to the Im-

perial Court. It happened that just at this time there was a

great want of provisions in the royal camp, and tlie news arrived

that the rebels, who were laying siege to Ahmadnagar, being

frightened at the approach of the royal army, had moved off

to a distance. So a reinforcement and some cash to supply his

needs were sent to Khanjar Khan (the commandant). Having

made every necessary provision, the royal army set out on its

return. After much entreaty on the part of the rebel, it was

settled that, besides the territory which was formerly held by the

Imperial officers, a space of fourteen Aus beyond should be re-

linquished, and a sum of fifty lacs of rupees should be sent to

the Imperial treasury.]

Illness of Jahdng'ir,

[I h"i.ve before mentioned that on the day of the Dasahra, when

I war .a Kashmir, I was seized with a catching and shortness of

breath. This was charged entirely to the moisture of the atmo-

sphere. In the air-passages on my left side near the heart, an

oppression and catching was felt. It gradually increased and

became fixed. * * A course of warm medicine gave me a little

relief; but when I crossed the mountains, the violence of the

WAKPAT-I JAHANGFRr. \06

malady increased. On the present occasion I took goafs milk

for several days, and I bethought me of the camcl'.s milk (I had

forraerl. taken), but neither of tlicm did me any good. {^Treat-

ment by various doctors.^ In despair of obtaining iny relief from

medicine, I gave up all doctoring, and throw myself upon the

mercy of the Universal Physi -ian. As I found relief in drink-

ing, conti-ary to my habit, I resorted to it in ihe daytime, and by

degrees I carried it to excess. When the weather became hot,

the evil effects of this became apparent, and my weakness and

suffering increased. Nur Jahan Begam, whose sense and ex-

perience exceeded that of the physicians, in her kindness and

devotion, exerted herself to reduce the quantity of my pota-

tions, and to provide me with suitable and soothing preparations.

Although I had before discarded the doctors and their advnce,

I now had faith in her attention. She gradually reduced the

quantity of wine I took, and guarded me against unsuitable food

and improper things. My hope is, that the True Physician will

give me a perfect cure. * *

Wlien intelligence of my illness reached ni}' son Parwez, lie

did not wait for a sunmions, but set off instantly to see me, and

on the 14th of the month, that kind and dutiful son came

into my presence. I seated him on the throne near me, and

although I adjured him and forbad him, he burst into tears, and

showed the deepest concern. I took his hand, drew him to myside, and pressed him affectionately to my bosom. I showed

him every attention and kindness, and I hope that his life and

prosperity may be prolonged.

Journey to Kdngrd.

The extreme heat of iV^gra was uncongenial to my constitution,

so on the 12th Aban, in the sixteenth year of my reign, I started

for the mountain country on the north, intending, if the climate

proved suitable, to build a town somewhere on the banks of tlio

Ganges, to which I tnight resort in tbe hot weather. If I could

not find a place that suited me, I intended to proceed furtlier

107 EMrEROn JAlIA'XGrR.

towards Kashmir. * ' On the 7th De, I arrived at Hardwar on

the Gan2;os, and tlnri' halted; but as the climate of the skirts

of the mountain!^ was not pleasant, and I found no place appro-

I)riate for a residence, I resolved to proceed farther to the moun-

tains of Jammu and Kangra. * * On the 14th, I arrived at tlie

village of Bald an, a dependency of Siba, and as I had a great

desire for the air of Kangra, T left my great camp at this

plaf'e, and proceeded onwards witli a few special ittendants and

servants towards the fortress.

I'timadu-d daula was ill, so I left him behind with the camp

under the charge of Sadik Khan Mir-hdhhald. On the following-

day the intelligence was brought that a change for the worse

had come over the Khan, and the signs of dissolution were

manifest. Moved by the distress of Nur Jahan Begam, and

by the affection I had for him, I could proceed no further, so

I returned to the camp. At the close of the day I went to

see him. He was at times insensible, and Niir Jahan, who

was by my side, made signs and asked if I perceived (his critic d

state). I stayed by his pillow two hours. Whenever he came

to his senses, his words were intelligible and sensible. On the

17th of the month lie died, and I felt inexpressible sorrow at tlie

loss of such an able and faithful minister, and so wise and kind

a friend.

After this I went on towards Kangra, and after four days'

march encamped on the river Ban-ganga. * * On the 24th of

the month I went to pay a visit to the fortress, and I gave orders

that the laizi^ the Chief Justice, and others learned in the law

of Islam, should accompany me, and perform the ceremonies

required by our religion. After passing over about half a A'os,

we mounted to the fort, and then by the grace of God prayers

were said, the hhutha was read, a cow was killed, ^.id v^ther

things were done, such as had never been done before li-orn the

foundation of the fort to the present time. All this was done in

my presence, and I bowed myself in thanks to the Almighty for

this great conquest which no pi-evious monarch had been able

WAKI'AT-I JAIIAXCrRI'. \Q8

to accomplisli, I ordered a large mosque to be built in the

fortress. * *

A letter from Khurram iiiformed me that Kliusru luul died

ofcolie.l

Seventeenth Year of the liEioN.

[The Nau-roz of the seventeenth year of ni}'- reign fell on —Jumada-1 awwal, 1031 (March, 1G2-2;.

A despatch arrived from the son of Khan Jalu'in, reporting

that Shi'ih 'Abbi'is, King of Persia, had laid siege to the fort of

Kamlahar with the forces of 'Irak and Khurasan. I gave orders

for calling troops from Kashuiii-, and Khwaja Abii-1 Hasan

D'ncdii and Sadik Khan Bal:J(xhi were sent on in advance of me

to Lahore, to organize the forces as the princes brouglit them up

from the Dakiiiii, Gujarat, Bengal, and IJiliar, and as the nobles

came from i\\v\v Jaij/rs anil assendiled, and then to send tliem on

in succession to the son of Khan Jahan at jNTultan. Art'Uery,

mortars, elephants, treasui-e, arms, and equipments were also to

be S(nit on thither . . .For such an army 100,000 bullocks or

more would be necih'd. * *

Zainu-1 'A'bidin. wlioin I ha<l sent to summon Khurram, re-

turned and reported that the Prince would come after ho had

passed the rainy season in the fort of Mandu. When I read

and understood the contents of the Princ(^\s letter, T was not at

all pleased, or rather I was dis|)leased. I consequently wrote a

faniiun to the effect, that as it was his intention to wait till after

the rains, he was to send mo the great dinirs anil officers I had

placed under his connnan<l, especially the Saiyids of IJarha and

Bokhara, the Bhaikhzudas, the Afghans, and Rajputs.]

Rebellion of Shah Jahdn.

[Tnteliigencc was brought that Khurram had sei'/ed upon some

of the y«i^i/'6' of Nur Jalian Kegam and Prince Sliabrlyar. Hehad fought with Ashrafu-1 Mulk, an officer of Shaliriyar's, who

had been appointed faiijildr of Dholpur and the country round,

109 EMPEROR JAHAXGrR.

and several men had been killed on both sides. I had been

offended by his delaying at the fort of Mandu, and by his iin-

l)roper and foolish statements in his letters, and I had perceived

by his insolence that his mind was estranged. TJjion hearing of

this further intelligence, I saw that, notwithstanding all the

favour and kindness I had shown him, his mind was perverted

I accordingly sent Raja Soz-afzun, one of my oldest servants, to

inquire into the reasons of this boldness and presumption. I

also sent him a /anndn, directing him to attend to his own

affairs, and not to depart from the strict line of duty. He was

to be content with the jagirs that had been bestowed upon him

from the Imperial Exchequer. I warned him not to come to me,

but to send all the troops which had been required from him for

the campaign against Kandahar. If he acted contrary to mycommands, he would afterwards have to repent. * * * WhenKhurram's son was ill, I made a vow that, if God would spare

his life, I would uever shoot an animal again with my own hand.

For all my love of shooting, I kept my vow for five years to the

pre-' lit time; but now that I was offended with Khurram, I

resolved to 2:0 out shootinir ajrain.

On the 24th I crossed the Jhelam. On the same day Afzal

Khaii, dlicun of Khurram, arrived with a letter, in which Khur-

ram endeavoured to make excuses for his undutiful actions. Hehoped also that by Afzal Khan's persuasion and plausibility he

might obtain forgiveness; but I took no notice of him, and

showed him no favour.

Letters arrived from I'tibar Khan and other of my officers

whom I had left at Agra, stating that Khurram persisted in his

perverse course, and preferring the way of disobedience to the

path of duty, had taken a decided step in the road to perdition

by marching upon Agra. For this reason, said I'tibar, I have

not deemed it advisable to send on the treasure, but have busied

myself in making preparation for a siege. A letter from Asaf

Khan also arrived, stating that this ungrateful son had torn

away the veil of decency, and had broken into open vebellion

;

WAKI'AT-I JAHANGrRr. I 10

that he (the Khan) had received no certain intelligence of his

movements, so, not considering it expedient to move the treasure,

he had set out alone to join me.

On receiving this intelligence, I crossed the river at Sultanpur,

and marched to inflict punishment on this ill-starred son [aiydh-

balht). I issued an order that from this time forth he should be

called "Wretch" {he-clauhd)}

On the 1st Isfandarinuz, I received a letter from I'tib^r Khan,

informing me that the rebel had advanced Avith all speed to the

neighbourhood of i^gra, my capital, in the hope of getting pos-

' session of it before it could be put in a state of preparation.

On reaching FaUipur, he found that his hope was vain, so he

remained there. He was accompanied by Khan-khanan (Mirza

Khan) and liis son ; and by many other amb's who held office in

the Dakliin and in Gujarat, and had now entered upon the path

of rebellion and perfidy. * * The rebels took nine lacs of rupees

from the house of Lashkar Khan, and everywhere they seized

upon whatever they found serviceable in the possession of myadherents. Khan-khanan, who had held the exalted dignity of

being my tutor, had now turned rebel, and in the seventieth

year of his age had blackened his face with ingratitude. But he

was by nature a rebel and traitor. His father, at the close of

jiis days, had acted in the same shameful way towards myrevered father. He had but followed the course of his father,

and disgraced himself in his old age

—

•' Tlie wolfs wholp will g-row a wolf,

E'on tlioutrli reared with man himself."

After I had passed through Sirhind, troops came flocking in

from all directions, and by the time I reached Dehli, such an

army had assembled, that the whole country was covered with

men as far as the eye could reach. Upon being informed that

the rebel had advancc^d from Fathpur, I marched to Dehli.

In this war I appointed Mahabat Khan commander-in-chief

1 [litre follows the passage quulcd in page 281 stiprd.^

TUT VI 26

Ill EMPEROR JAHAXCFR.

of the nrmy, and 'Abdu lla Khan to the command of the

atlvanced force of chosen and experienced troops. His business

was to go on a kos in advance, to collect information, and take

possession of the i-oads. I forgot that he \ras an old companion

of the rebel ; but the result was that he communicated informa-

tion about my army to the rebel.]

ElGHTKENTH YeAR OF THE ReIGTN.

[Tlie eighteenth year of my reign commenced on 20tli Jumada-l

awwal, 1032 h. (lOth March, 1623). On this day intelligence

was brought that the rebel had advanced near to Mathura, and

had encamped in the pargmm of Shahpur. * * The next intelli-

gence was that he had deviated firom the direct course, and had

gone twenty Zo? io the left. Sundar Rai, who was the leader in

tliis rebellion, Darab son of Khau-khanan, and many other ami^s^

had been sent on with the army against me. The command was

nominally held by Darab, but Sundar was the real commander,

and the prop of the revolt. Tliey encamped near Biluchpur. I

sent forward 25,00''* horse under Jfsaf Khun, and he was opposed

by Kasim Khan and others. * * The Alnj^4;hty lias at all times

and in all places been gracious unto me ; so when 'Abdu-lla

Khan went over to the enemy with 10,000 men under his com-

mand, and a great disaster menaced my army, a bullet directed

by fiite killed Sundar, and his foil made the rebels waver.

Khwaja Abu-1 Hasan drove back the force opposed to him, Xsa£

Klian also brought up his division opportunely, and we achieved

a great victory. * *.

AVlien the rebel passed near Amber,* the birth-place and alMKle tt

liaja Man S'ngh, he sent a party of men to plunder it, and lav it

waste. * * 1 also learnt that lie had sent Jagat Singh, son ol* llaja

Basu, to stir up disturbances in his native land in the Panja^. * *

On the 25th Crdibihisht, I appointed my son Shah Parwez

to the command of the army operating against the rebel. Hewas to have the supreme command, but Mu'taraadu-d daula al

^1 [InUieproTinoeof Ajmir.j

WAKIAT-I JAHANOrRr. ^'^

Kahira Mahabat Khan was charged with the general direction

of the army. Khan-i 'alam, Maharaja Gaj Singh, Fazil Kl;ian,

Ra-^hid Khan, Raja Giridhar, R^ja Ram Das, and others were

also sent with liim. The force consisted of 40,000 horse, with

suitable artillery, and twenty laca of rupees were assigned to it. * *

On the 30th, agreeing with 19th Rajab, 1034, I encamped by the

tank of Ana-sagar, within sight of Ajmir.

When the Prince's army passed over the mountains of

Clianda, and entered Malwa, Shah Jahan came out of the fort

of Mandii with 20,000 horse, 600 elephants, and powerful

artillery, with th^ intention of giving battle. * * Mahabat Khan

opened communications with several persons, who, through appre-

hension or compulsion, had joined the army of the rebel, and

they, perceiving that his case was hopeless, wrote to Mahabat,

asking for assurances of safety. Shah Jahan, not daring to

risk a general action, and thinking always of his retreat, sent

his elephants over the Nerbadda. He then sent his forces against

the royal army near the village of Kaliya ; but he himself, with

Khan-khanan and several others, remained a hoa in the rear.

Barkandaz Khan, who had been in correspondence with Mahabat,

and had received his promise, when the opposing armies ap-

proached each other, seized the opportunity of coming over to

the royal army with the body of m'atchlockmen that he com-

manded. Rustam also, one of the chief and most trusted

officers of the rebel, received assurances from Mahabat, and came

o er with sevei"al other officers. When Shah Jahan heard of

this, he gave up resistance, and, being unable to place reliance

upon any one, he determined to fly. With his forces in disorder,

lie crossed the Nerbadda, and several of his followers took

advantage of the confusion to join the royal army.

Shah Jahan, having crossed the Nerbadda, kept all the boats

on his side, and placed strong guards over the fords. Leaving

Bairai.T Beg Bakhshi with a force of his most trusty soldiers and

men of the Dakhin, and with the artillery drawn up by the

ri\cr, he himself went off towards the fort of Asir and Burhan-

113 EMPEROR JAHANGIR.

pur. At this time his men caught a messenger whom Khan-

khanan had sent to Mahdbat Klian. He sent for the Khan,

and showed him the letter taken from the messenjrer. Khan-

khanan endeavoured to excuse himself, but could not give a

satisfactory answer. An order was accordingly given that he

and Darab and his other sons should be kept under arrest.

Rustam Khan, Muhammad Murad, and several others who

had abandoned the service of the rebel, and had paid their

respects to my dutiful son, according to orders were sent to ray

Court, and were received by me. Rustam Khan received a

inansah of 5000, and 4000 horse. Muhammad Murad a mansah

of 1000, and 500 horse, and prospects of future promotion were

held out to them.

When the rebel Sha^i Jalian reached Asir, he placed Khan-

khanan, Darab, and all his other children in confinement in the

upper part of the fortress. He remained there three or four

days, attending to the victualling and preparation of the fortress,

which he placed under the command of Gopal Das, a Rajput. * *

When he departed, he left some of his women and superfluous

things there in charge of Gopal ; but he took with him his three

wives, his children, and such maids as were necessary. His first

intention was to leave Khan-khanan and his children prisoners

there -. but he changed his mind, and carried them with him to

Burhdnpur. * * Mahabat Khan was very desirous to separate

Khan-khanan from the rebel, and thus to promote a peace.

Shah Jahan also, in the strait he then was, took Khan-khanan

out of confinement, and bound him by oath upon the Kuran to be

faithful. To give force to the oath and agreement, he took him

into his female apartments, and giving him the privileges of a

near relation, presented to him his wives and children, and, with

tears and great earnestness, said, " In case of evil falling upon

me, I trust myself and the honour of my family to you ; some-

thing must be done, that I may proceed no further in this

wretched and miserable course."

Klian-khauan separated from him, intent upon peace, and pro-

WAKrAt-I JAHANGIRr. . I |4

cecdofl towanis the imperial army. It was arranged that he

shouiil star on that side of the river to cany on the negociations

for peace. Bat before he readied the bank of the river, some

dashing young m«n of the royal army one night found a place

which the rebels had left augu;irde<l, and passed over *he river.

This caused some dismay, but Bairam Beg gallantly ^^olved to

contest the pa.>tsage. ^Vhilc he was getting his forces together

some more men paased over, and the same aight the rebels

retreated. Khan-khanan was left in a difficult position, he did

not know whether to advance or retreat. But the men of myson's army continually pressevl forward, and Khan-khanan w;is

relievofl from the trammels of rebellion, and was presented by

JMahnbat Kltan to my son.

Sliuh Jahan, when he heard of the defection of Khan-khanan,

the pajjsage of the river by the Imperial troops, and the retreat

of iKiirain Beg, fcW back. Notwithstanding heavy rain and

inundations, he crossefl the river Mati in a wretched state, and

went off towards the Dakhin. In the confusion many officers,

who willingly or im\rillingly had joined him, now separated

fntm him.

On t!ic 0th Xhan, Khawas Khan brought a despatch from

Prince I*an.vt"7 and Mahabat Khan, informing me that they had

rt^fhcd Burhanpiir, but that many men had fallen in the rear in

roi;se<|uencc of ti'c violence of the rain. But acting in obedience

to orders, they had taken no rest, and had pressed on in pursuit of

the reb'-l across the river (Tapti). The fiigitives, on hearing of

tlieir arrival, cfistinned their flight in disorder, and lost many

«»f tlirir aniina!^ thi-outxli the heavy rain, and the mud and mire.

The royal for.'cs then continueil the pursuit to the pargana of

Ankot, t'jrtv bn from Burhanpiir. * * The rebel then went on

to the territories of Kutbu-1 Malk. When my son Panvoz found

tliar the roW it.-rd i]uittc*l my dominions, he and IMahabat and

all the ft/niif rotumetl to Burhanpiir on the Ist Aban.

Intclligeiict- arrived that Shall Jahan, with Darab and other

* -U\- -> I -i - - :, ? rrf.r ,>f the territory of Kutbu-1 Mulk, and

115 EMTEROU .TAlIANOrR.

was making for Oriss.i and lionj^al. On tlie way they liad to

endure great hardships, and many of tlie rebel's coniiianions

abandoned luni when they fonnd opportunity. * * After per-

forming a long march, Shah Jaluin arrived at Machhh' (Masuli-

patam), which belonged to Kutbii-l Mulk. When liis arrival

there became known, Kutbu-1 Mulk sent one of liis people to

the fugitive, and gave him every kind of rehcf and assistance in

money and provisions. He also directed his margrave to convoy

tlie fugitive safely out of his dominions, and he further appointed

grain-dealers and zaminddrs to attend his camp, and supply it

with corn and other necessaries. * *]

Nineteenth Year of the Reign.

[The Nau-roz of my nineteenth year corresponded with 29th

Jamada-1 avvwal, 1033 (10th March, 1C24).

Intelligence next came that the rebel had reached the confines

of Orissa. Upou which I issued a farmdn to Prince Parwcz,

Mahabat Khan, and the other nobles who had been sent to

support them, with orders to provide, as far as possible, for the

safety of that province, and to march towards Allahabad and

Bihar. * * Upon the arrival of these orders, the Prince pre-

pared to obey, and to march towards Allahabad, notwithstanding

the violence of the rains. On the 6th Farwardin, he marched

with the Imperial army from Burhanpur to Lai Bagh ; but

Mahabat Khan remained at Burhaiipur, awaiting the arrival of

Mulla Muhammad Lari.

A despatch arrived from Jbrahmi Beg Khan, with the informa-

tion that Shah Jahan had entered the province of Orissa. The

explanation of this was, that between Orissa and the Dakhiu

there is a difficult pass, on one side of which are mountains, on

the other a marsh ^ (?) and a river. In this place the ruler of

Golkonda had built a fort, and liad armed it with guns and

muskets. It was impossible to pass this place without the con-

WAKI'AT-I JAHA'NCrRr. I 16

sent of Kutbu-1 Mulk ; but the c-scoct which he had sent to

conduct Shah Jahan had enabled the rebel to pass this fortress

and to enter Orissa. * * On hearing of the rebel's approach,

Silih, brother of the late Xsaf Khdu, who held the Jdgir of

Bardwan, put the fort in a state of defence. * * Ibrahim Khan

being frightened, took refuge in Akbar-nagar,^ where he occupied

himself in gathering forces and preparing for resistance,]

I [Rajiuahal.—Stewart's Bengal, p. 186.]

117

TATIMMA-I WA'KI'A'T-I JAHANGmror

MUHAMMAD H A D f.

This work is the completion of the Memoirs noticed in the preced-

ing article. The author is Muhammad Hadi, of whom mention has

aheady been made. In his Preface, however, he omits the title

of Kamwar Khan, which he f^ives himself in his other works.

He tells us that he wrote when he was more than sixty years

old, after transcribing the Memoirs of eighteen years with his

own hand ; that after having completed this task, it occurred

to him that the "thirsty wanderers in the desert of history"

would be dissatisfied, like himself, at reaching to the end of the

eighteenth year and finding the work incomplete ; and that, as he

from his earliest youth had been much devoted to historical studies,

he determined to complete the work to the close of Jahangir's

reign, and to add an Introduction to the Memoirs, detailing

the principal events of Jahangir's life previous to his accession

to the throne, availing himself for this purpose of several trust-

worthy manuscripts. He has done this satisfactorily, but without

adding anything to our previous knowledge ; for he copies his

authorities almost verbatim, and especially the Ikhdl-ndma^ from

which he has borrowed most largely. At the end of the Intro-

duction, he tells us that he hoped some day to be able to write

a brief history of the entire reign of Shah Jahan from beginning

to end, and to append it to the history of Jahangir. He may

be considered to have aQcomplished this task in the Tdrikh-i

CliaghaidL

The copies I have seen of this work are annexed to manu-

scripts of the authentic Memoirs, and perhaps the continuation

TATIMMA-I "^AKT VT-I JAHANGrRr. 118

is not to be found separate. [It is so annexed to the ]Meiii'>iis

in the MS. belonging to the Royal Asiatic Society.]

[The work, being a completion of the Memoirs, and appended

to them, is taken out of its chronological order. Its exact date is

not known, but the author's other work, the Tdnkh-i Chayhatdi,

comes down to 1137 a.h. (a.d. 1724).

The Introduction is a brief narrative of the important events

in the life of Jahangir prior to his accession, and is borrowed

from Mirza Kdmgar and other sources.

The body of the work is almost entirely a reproduction of the

Ikhdl-ncima ; but the Editor has translated a few passages which

the author appears to have derived from another authority. The

last Extract is taken from the short chapter at the end on the

ministers of Jahangir ; the translation of this is by an unknown

contributor, but it has been greatly altered by Sir H. M. Elliot.]

The Introduction comprises 28 pages, and the continuation of

the Memoirs 88 pages of 17 lines each.

extracts.

Nineteenth Year of the Reign.

[The New Year began on a day corresponding with 29th

Jumada-1 awwal, 1033 h. (10th March, 1624 a.d.).

When Sultan Parwez and Mahabat Khan arrived near Allah-

abad, 'Abdu-lla Khan raised the siege and returned to Jhaunsi.

Darya Khan held the bank of the river in force, and had carried

all the boats over to his own side ; the passage of the Imperial

army was thus delayed for some days. The Prince and Mahabat

Khan encamped on the other side of the river. Dary4 Khan

held the fords, but the zaminddrs of the neighbourhood showed

their loyalty, and collected thirty boats * from various parts, and

-'uided the royal forces over at a spot some kos higher up. Darya

Khan held his position to contest the passage until he heard

' [The phrase here used for boats is manzil-i kishti, which seems to bn of tbir

f-wae character as eonjir-i-fil aud kn(dr-i shuiur. Sec a note of Sir IT. Elliot's

in Vol. V. p. lOS, where the word sai-di is used ia connexiou with .ships.]

I 1

9

MUHAMMAD HADf.

that the royal army had crossed. He then knew that it \va^ no

longer tenable, and fell back to Jaunpur, 'Abdu-lla Khan and

Kaja Bliini proccc<Icd to Jau)i|>vir, and couii.ixllcd a niovcniciit to

Eenares ; so Siiiil Jalu'iu sent bis f< male and attendants to

liohtas, and hin;.sclt" proceeded to ]*: nart s. He was joined by

'Abdu-lla Khan, Raja Ijliini. and Daiva Kbi'in, and having

arrived at Benares, passed over tlie Uanges, and halted on the

river Tunus. Prince Parwcz and Mahubat Khan, having arrived

at Damdama,^ they left Aka Mulianmiad Zanian Tehcraui thei-e,

while they passed over the Ganges with the intention of crossing

over the Tunus. Shah Jahan, leaving Khan-dauran in charge

of his position, crossed the Ganges^ and confronted MuhammadZaraan, who fell back to Jhaunsi. Khan-dauran advanced in

fill! confidence, and Muhammad Zaman hastened to meet him.

A sharp action followed. Khan-dauran was defeated, and his

soldiers abandoned him. J3eing left alone, he struggled and fought

desperately in every direction until he was killed. His head was

sent to Prince Parwez. Rustam Khan, an old servant of Shah

Jahan's, now left him and joined Prince Parwez. Ho said it was

a good thing that the traitor ^ (Khan-dauran) had been killed.

Jahangir Kuli, son of Khan-i 'azam, who was present, said, " Noone can call him rebel or traitor, a more devoted man cannot

exist, for he served his master to the death, and what more could

he do ! Even now. his head is raised above all."

Shah Jahan took his departure from Bengal, and proceeded

towards the Dakhin. Mukhlis Khan then went on the win^s of

haste to Prince Parwez, to send him and his amirs on to the

Dakhin. * * A despatch arrived from Asad Khan, the Bakhshi

of the Dakhin, written at Burhanpur, to the effect that Ya'kub

Khan Habshi, with 10,000 horse, had arrived at Malkapur, ten kos

from the city, and that Sarbuland Rai had gone out of the city

with the intention of attacking him. Upon this, strict injunc-

1 [ilamdama means *' a battery," but here it would rather appear to be a proper

name.]

TATIMMA-I WAKl'AT-I JAEANGrRr. 120

tions were sent forbiddin;:: him to fi":ht until reinforcements

arrived.

At the bc"innin<]r of 1034 a.h. Shah Jahau an-ived in the

Dakhin. Malik 'Ambar tendered him assistance, and sent a

force under the command of Ya'^kub Khan Habshi to Burhanpiir

to plunder. Ho coninmnicated tliis movement to Shah Jahan,

who proceeded in that direction, and pitched his camp at Dewal-

ganw. The Prince then sent 'Abdu-lla Khan to join Ya'kub

Khan, and lay siege to Burhanpiir. He himself followed, and

pitched his tent in the Lai Bagh, in the outskirts of the city.

Rao Ratan, and other Imperial officers who were in the place, did

their best to put it in a state of defence, and took every precau-

tion to secure it. Shah Jahan ordered 'Abdu-lla to assail the

town on one side, and Shah Kuli Khan on the other. The

besieged, by dint of numbers and by hard fighting, held

'Abdu-lla in check ; but Shdh Kuli's division breached the

walls, and made their way inside.

Sarbuland Rai then left a force to keep 'Abdu-lla Khdn in

check, and hastened to attack Shdh Kuli. Several of Shah

Kuli Khan's men were scattered in the streets and bazars, but

he, with the few around him, stood fast in the esplanade in front

of the citadel. Several of them fell. He then entered the

citadel, and closed the gates. Sarbuland Rai surrounded it, and

Shah Kuli, being hard pressed, capitulated.

Shah Jahan then ordered a second attack to be made ; but

although great gallantry was exhibited, the assault failed, and

several officers of distinction fell. He mounted his horse, and

ordered a third assault. Great courage was again displayed,

and many officers and men fell, but without success. Saiyid

JaYar received a slijrht wound in the neck from a bullet, but he

was so frightened that he went away. His departure aflected all

the Dakhinis, who broke up and went away, followed by many

men who were disheartened by failure.

Intelligence now arrived, that Prince Parwez and Mahdbat

Khau, with the Imperial army, had reached the Nerbadda on

121 MUHAMMAD HADf.

their return, so Sliali Jalian retired to the Balagliat. 'Abdu-lla

Kliau separated froui him, and occupied the villa2;e [mauza') of

Indorc. **J

Twentieth Yeah of the E,eign.

[When the raising of the siege of Burlianpur v/as reported to

the Eniperor, he bestowed great favours on Sar'oniand llai. lie

gave liini a mamah of 5000 and the title of iiain Kaj, than

whiclK there is no higlier title in the Dakhin. Wlien the siege

was raised, Shah Jalian oont his course to the Dakhin, but he

was seized with illness on tho way. The error of his conduct now

became apparent to him, and he felt that he must beg forgiveness

of his father for his offences. So with this proper feeling he

wrtite a letter to his father, expressing his sorrow and repentance,

and begging pardon for all faults past and present. His Majesty

wrote an answer with his own hand, to the effect that if he would

send his sons Dura, Shukoh and Aurangzeb to Court, and Mould

surrender llol^tus and the fortress of Asir, which were held by

his adherents, full forgiveness should be given him, and the

country of the Balaghat should be conferred upon him. Upon

reading this, Shah Jahan decv.ed it his duty to conform ;to his

father's wishes ; so, notwithstanding the love he had for his sons,

he sent them to his father, with offerings of jewels, chased arms,

elephants, etc., to the value of ten lacs of rupees. He wrote to

]Muzaffar Khan, directing him to surrender Ilohtas to the person

appointed by the Emperor, and then to «'.i| i,. with Sultan Murad])akhslii. lie also wrote to Hayat Khan directions for surrender-

ing Asir to the Imj)erial officers. Shah Jahan then proceeded

to Nasik. * *

It was now reported to the Emperor that Mahabat jvuau had

maiTied his danghter to Khwaja JJarkhurdar, the eldest son of

Nakshabandi. As this marriage had been contracted without

the royal consent, the Emperor was greatly offended ; so he sent

for the young man, and asked him why he had, contrary to rule,

married the daughter of so great a noble. He was unable to give

TATIMMA-I WA'KrAT-I JAHAXCrRr. 122

a satisfactoiy answer, so he was ordered to be beaten, and sent to

prison. * *

The intenigcnce of Mahabat Khan's daring act having reached

Shall Jalian, he was greatly incensed, and notwitlistanding his

bodily weakness and want of warlike munitions, he resolved to go

to the assistance of his father, and inflict punishment for this pre-

sumptuous deed. On the 23rd Raniazau, 1035 a.u. (7th June,

lG2u A.D.), he h'ft Nasik with 1000 horse, hoping tu gather

forces as ho proceodtd. On reaching ^jinir, Haja Kishan Singh,

son of liaja 'iJliini, who accciuj anied him, died, and 500 horse-

men of tho li.'-i.'i's liiokf- nji and went away, leaving only 500

men in the suite of Sliali .Jaha -. and these were in great distress.

Unable to carry out his oi'iginal intention, he resolved to do

the best he could under tlio circunistances, and to go to Thatta,

and reuKiin for a while in that obscure place. So he proceeded

from Ajnii'r to Kagor, and from thence through Joudhpiir and

Jesalmir.]

From the Memoirs of the Wdz'trs?

Mirza Ohiyas I]eg was so charitably disposed, that no one

ever left his door dissatisfied; but in the taking of bribes he

certainly was most uncomi)romising and fearless. 'Ali Kuli Beg

Istajlu, who was educated under the instructions of Shah Isnia'il

the Second, came and entered the service of the Emperor Akbar

during the period of his stay at Lahore. lie there married

Mirza Ghiyas Beg's daughter, who was bom in the city of

Kandahar. This individual afterwards entered the service of

Jahani-ir, who honoured him with the title of Sher-Afgan,

gave him a jdfjir in Bengal, and directed him to proceed there.

The close of his life and his killing of Kutbu-d din Khan has

already been related in its proper place. After he had met with

his reward, and proceeded to the desert of annihilation, by the

orders of the King, tlie officers in Bengal 'sent the daughter of

Mirza Ghiyas \^(ig., surnamcd I'timadu-d daula, to His Majesty,

1 [This ia borrowed with little ultcratiou from the Iklui-ituina, sec post, p. 403.]

123 MUHAMMAD HADF.

who, in the deepest affliction at the deatli of Kutbu-d din Khan,

placed her on the establislitnent of Euki3'a Sulfdua, one of his

father's v.ives, on wliich she continued for a long time without

any employment. However, the days of misfortune drew to a

close, and the stars of her ^ood fortune commenced to shine, and

to wake as from a deep sleep. The bride's chamber was pre-

pared, the bride was decorated, and desire began to arise. Hope

was iittppv. A key was found for closed doors, a restorative was

found for broken Jiearts; and on a certain New Year's festival

she attracted the love and affection of the King. She was soon

made the favourite wif'i; of His JNIajesty. in tlie first instance

she received the title of Niir Mahal, " the Light of the Palace,"

and after some days Nhr Jahdn Bctjanu " tlie Queen, the I<ight of

the World." All her relations were elevated to the highest offices

in the State. Ftimadu-d daula became Prime Minister, and

her eldest brother, Abu-1 Hasan, was appointed Master of the

Ceremonies, under the title of I'timad Khan. The King and

his relatives were deprived of all power ; wdiile the servants and

eunuchs of I'timadu-d daula became Khans and Turkhaii>. The

old servant called Dila Rani, who liad nursed the favourite lady

of the King, superseded Haji Koka in the appointment of super-

intendent of the female servants of the palace, and without her

seal the Sadru-s Sadur would not pay their stipends. Niir

Jahan managed the whole affairs of the realm, and honours of

every description were at her disposal, and nothing was wanting

to make her an absolute monarch but the reading of the khutha

in her name.

For some time she sat at the jJiarokd} and tl'e nobles came to

make their salutations and receive her commands. Coins were

struck n her name, and the royal seal on farmdns bore her

signature. In short, by degrees she became, except in name, un-

disputed Sovereign of the Empire, and the King himself became

' " Every morning the Mogul comes to a window, called the jaruco, which looks

into the i)lain or open s])!ice before the palace gate, where he shows himself to the

common people."—Sir T. Rowe. In Purchas this is called yarwco, iu Churchill

jarruco. It is a Hindi vroTiJharokhd, '• a lattice."

TATIMMA-I WAKI'AT-I JAHANOrRr. |24

a tool in her liands. He used to say tliat Nur Jah;'»n Bof^am

lias bee . selected, ai. 1 is wise enough to conduct the matters <»t'

State, an<l that he wanted only a bottle of win^' and piece of

meat to keep ]iini.«clf mcny.

Nur Jahau won 2;oldeu opinions from all people. She was

liberal and just to all who begi^ed lier support. She was an

asvlum for all sull'crors, and helpless girls were marrieil at the

expense of Jier private purse. Slie must liavc portioned about

500 girls in lier lifetime, and tliou.-;ands were grateful for her

srenerositv.

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